Iran refuses to send abroad its stock of enriched uranium and will continue enrichment on its soil, said the head of Iran's nuclear negotiators Araqchi quoted Sunday the site of state television. "The red line for Iran in negotiations is uranium enrichment (...) We can discuss the shape, quantity and level of enrichment but sending to abroad of our production (uranium) is our red line, "said Mr. Araghchi, to participate Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva for nuclear talks with major powers. "We do not allow a single gram of enriched uranium out of the country," continued Mr. Araghchi, who said that Iran also denied any suspension of uranium enrichment. According to the latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published in late August, Iran has 6,774 kilograms of uranium enriched to 3.5%, and 186 kg of 20% enriched uranium. The country has also turned another 187 kg of 20% enriched uranium into fuel rods. Iran has more than 19,000 centrifuges, including 1,000 of the new generation, far more powerful than the previous. Western countries and Israel suspect Iran of wanting to make atomic weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear program, which Iran has always denied. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently increased the interviews to European media require Tehran to stop all uranium enrichment activity and reactor construction Arak heavy water. Mr. Araghchi explained that the team of Iranian "negotiators defend the rights of Iran and will not retreat one iota about what the Iranian nation is entitled to in accordance with international rules. " "The Islamic Republic of Iran will use all its rights to control the civilian nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment," Has he said. Representatives of Iran and the Group 5 +1 countries (United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany) must meet in Geneva to restart nuclear talks suspended since April. Mr. Araghchi said that Iran would "present his plan (...) and hoped to reach an agreement within a reasonable time." The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, must participate in the opening session on Tuesday. Deputy Minister Araghchi then direct negotiations with the 5 +1. "There is no question that we gave our legitimate rights," said his side General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Guards chief re revolution, the Iranian regime's elite corps, was quoted by the Fars news agency. General Jafari recently criticized Iranian President Hassan Rohani, saying he had made a "tactical error" by accepting a historic telephone conversation with the President im Rican Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in late September in New York. On the Geneva talks, the official news agency IRNA said Sunday that Iran would pose a "clear timetable" and a framework for the different stages of negotiations nuclear. "This plan will set a clear timetable and not that each party must perform at the beginning and the end of the negotiating process," the agency said a source close to Iranian negotiators, who requested anonymity. According to the Mehr agency "red lines" in Iran are "uranium enrichment on Iranian soil", "refusal to send abroad the stock of uranium already produced "," refusal to close "the underground Fordo enrichment site (center), and" refusal to halt construction of the reactor "Arak, which will come function in late 2014. AFP
IRAN: Iran refuses to send its enriched uranium abroad
Iran refuses to send abroad its stock of enriched uranium and will continue enrichment on its soil, said the head of Iran's nuclear negotiators Araqchi quoted Sunday the site of state television. "The red line for Iran in negotiations is uranium enrichment (...) We can discuss the shape, quantity and level of enrichment but sending to abroad of our production (uranium) is our red line, "said Mr. Araghchi, to participate Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva for nuclear talks with major powers. "We do not allow a single gram of enriched uranium out of the country," continued Mr. Araghchi, who said that Iran also denied any suspension of uranium enrichment. According to the latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published in late August, Iran has 6,774 kilograms of uranium enriched to 3.5%, and 186 kg of 20% enriched uranium. The country has also turned another 187 kg of 20% enriched uranium into fuel rods. Iran has more than 19,000 centrifuges, including 1,000 of the new generation, far more powerful than the previous. Western countries and Israel suspect Iran of wanting to make atomic weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear program, which Iran has always denied. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently increased the interviews to European media require Tehran to stop all uranium enrichment activity and reactor construction Arak heavy water. Mr. Araghchi explained that the team of Iranian "negotiators defend the rights of Iran and will not retreat one iota about what the Iranian nation is entitled to in accordance with international rules. " "The Islamic Republic of Iran will use all its rights to control the civilian nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment," Has he said. Representatives of Iran and the Group 5 +1 countries (United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany) must meet in Geneva to restart nuclear talks suspended since April. Mr. Araghchi said that Iran would "present his plan (...) and hoped to reach an agreement within a reasonable time." The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, must participate in the opening session on Tuesday. Deputy Minister Araghchi then direct negotiations with the 5 +1. "There is no question that we gave our legitimate rights," said his side General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Guards chief re revolution, the Iranian regime's elite corps, was quoted by the Fars news agency. General Jafari recently criticized Iranian President Hassan Rohani, saying he had made a "tactical error" by accepting a historic telephone conversation with the President im Rican Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in late September in New York. On the Geneva talks, the official news agency IRNA said Sunday that Iran would pose a "clear timetable" and a framework for the different stages of negotiations nuclear. "This plan will set a clear timetable and not that each party must perform at the beginning and the end of the negotiating process," the agency said a source close to Iranian negotiators, who requested anonymity. According to the Mehr agency "red lines" in Iran are "uranium enrichment on Iranian soil", "refusal to send abroad the stock of uranium already produced "," refusal to close "the underground Fordo enrichment site (center), and" refusal to halt construction of the reactor "Arak, which will come function in late 2014. AFP