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Iran agrees to nuclear fuel swap on Turkish soil
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TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) - Iran, Brazil and Turkey signed an agreement on Monday over a nuclear fuel swap based on which Iran would ship 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium for 120 kilograms of higher-enriched nuclear fuel.
The exchange would take place in Turkey under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran. According to the deal Iran will notify the IAEA “in writing” about the deal “within seven days” since the date of the agreement.
The deal was announced after talks between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.
Turkey and Brazil, both non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, had offered to mediate between Iran and the 5+1 group (five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany) over the previously proposed nuclear fuel swap.
The trilateral meeting over nuclear fuel swap was held behind closed doors on the sidelines of the G15 summit that Iran hosted.
The Turkish prime minister made a surprise visit to Tehran early Monday after Sunday talks between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil on nuclear fuel swap proved successful.
The Iranian negotiators in the deal were President Ahmadinejad, Supreme National Security Council secretary Saeed Jalili and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
Negotiations over nuclear swap began in Tehran on Sunday between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.
The deal was signed between Iran’s Foreign Minister, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at the presence the three heads of state.
According to the deal, “the Islamic Republic of Iran agrees to deposit 1200 kg LEU in Turkey… (and) this LEU will continue to be the property of Iran” until it receives fuel rods to power the medical reactor.
If the big powers agree to the new deal, Iran would transfer its fuel to Turkey “within one month”.
Both the Brazilian and Turkish foreign ministers called the deal a constructive move which leaves no pretext to put pressure on Iran.
“In our view, the agreement eliminates any ground for sanctions against Iran,” Amorim told reporters.
Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, also called the agreement as “a great success” which he said proved diplomacy could still work.
Davutoglu said the new deal meant Iran was willing to "open a constructive road."
"There is no ground left for more sanctions or pressure," he told reporters in Iran, according to Turkey's private NTV television.
The agreement leaves open a return of the LEU if the 5+1 group reneges on the deal.
“In case the provisions of this Declaration are not respected Turkey, upon the request of Iran, will return swiftly and unconditionally Iran’s LEU to Iran,” part of the declaration stated.
Nuclear deal leaves no pretext for West
Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali-Akbar Salehi, said the agreement ended the “only pretext” by Western powers.
“The point that they have been insisting on, was that the nuclear fuel swap should be carried out outside the Iranian territory, and we accepted this … and in this way their only pretext was removed,” Salehi, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran director, told reporters.
Salehi also said the agreement shows Iran’s “goodwill”.
“We showed our goodwill, understanding, and the spirit of cooperation once again and accepted that the nuclear fuel swap take place,” he said.
However, Salehi predicted that the Western powers will certainly try to find other pretexts; however, he stated that the world and the Iranian nation understood that Iran has cooperated with IAEA and the international community, and has tried to make its nuclear activities transparent.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast also said the deal “shows to the international community that we are not obstructing a nuclear deal and have created a constructive atmosphere”.
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) - Iran, Brazil and Turkey signed an agreement on Monday over a nuclear fuel swap based on which Iran would ship 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium for 120 kilograms of higher-enriched nuclear fuel.
The exchange would take place in Turkey under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran. According to the deal Iran will notify the IAEA “in writing” about the deal “within seven days” since the date of the agreement.
The deal was announced after talks between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.
Turkey and Brazil, both non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, had offered to mediate between Iran and the 5+1 group (five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany) over the previously proposed nuclear fuel swap.
The trilateral meeting over nuclear fuel swap was held behind closed doors on the sidelines of the G15 summit that Iran hosted.
The Turkish prime minister made a surprise visit to Tehran early Monday after Sunday talks between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil on nuclear fuel swap proved successful.
The Iranian negotiators in the deal were President Ahmadinejad, Supreme National Security Council secretary Saeed Jalili and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
Negotiations over nuclear swap began in Tehran on Sunday between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.
The deal was signed between Iran’s Foreign Minister, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at the presence the three heads of state.
According to the deal, “the Islamic Republic of Iran agrees to deposit 1200 kg LEU in Turkey… (and) this LEU will continue to be the property of Iran” until it receives fuel rods to power the medical reactor.
If the big powers agree to the new deal, Iran would transfer its fuel to Turkey “within one month”.
Both the Brazilian and Turkish foreign ministers called the deal a constructive move which leaves no pretext to put pressure on Iran.
“In our view, the agreement eliminates any ground for sanctions against Iran,” Amorim told reporters.
Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, also called the agreement as “a great success” which he said proved diplomacy could still work.
Davutoglu said the new deal meant Iran was willing to "open a constructive road."
"There is no ground left for more sanctions or pressure," he told reporters in Iran, according to Turkey's private NTV television.
The agreement leaves open a return of the LEU if the 5+1 group reneges on the deal.
“In case the provisions of this Declaration are not respected Turkey, upon the request of Iran, will return swiftly and unconditionally Iran’s LEU to Iran,” part of the declaration stated.
Nuclear deal leaves no pretext for West
Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali-Akbar Salehi, said the agreement ended the “only pretext” by Western powers.
“The point that they have been insisting on, was that the nuclear fuel swap should be carried out outside the Iranian territory, and we accepted this … and in this way their only pretext was removed,” Salehi, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran director, told reporters.
Salehi also said the agreement shows Iran’s “goodwill”.
“We showed our goodwill, understanding, and the spirit of cooperation once again and accepted that the nuclear fuel swap take place,” he said.
However, Salehi predicted that the Western powers will certainly try to find other pretexts; however, he stated that the world and the Iranian nation understood that Iran has cooperated with IAEA and the international community, and has tried to make its nuclear activities transparent.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast also said the deal “shows to the international community that we are not obstructing a nuclear deal and have created a constructive atmosphere”.
