Iran refuses from IAEA's proposalNovember 19, 2009 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tehran rejected the proposed UN plan on sending the Iranian enriched uranium abroad for further processing, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said. According to him, the government is considering the possibility of exchanging uranium for fuel in Iran, the Iranian agency ISNA reports. According to the U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly, the U.S. are still waiting for Tehran's formal response to the IAEA's proposal. Statements of Mottaki, according to him, do not "give us confidence" that Iran would accept the offer. In October, the IAEA submitted a draft plan under which more than 70 percent of low-enriched uranium will be sent from Iran to Russia and France, where it will be processed into fuel for the medical research reactor in Tehran. The plan is aimed at weakening international concerns over Iran's nuclear program, which, as the West believes, will be directed to production of nuclear weapons. Tehran insists that its nuclear program has exclusively peaceful character. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |