Russia and Iran set to sign nuclear fuel deal
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:26 pm
Russia is preparing to sign a deal with Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source said last night.
The move is certain to enrage America, which claims Iran could use Russian fuel to make a nuclear bomb secretly.
Washington has long called on Russia to drop the plans.
The Source in Russia's Atomic Energy Agency said that Moscow and Tehran had largely settled all remaining tecnicalities and were preparing to sign the accord when Alexander Rumyantsev, the agency's head, travels to Iran this month.
The comments confirmed earlier hints by Moscow based diplomats that Russia and Tehran had ovecome disagreement over the deal's terms and were moving closer to signing it after years of talks.
Oil-rich Iran denies it is developing atomic arms and says its nuclear programme are to meet the energy demands of its growing population.
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The move is certain to enrage America, which claims Iran could use Russian fuel to make a nuclear bomb secretly.
Washington has long called on Russia to drop the plans.
The Source in Russia's Atomic Energy Agency said that Moscow and Tehran had largely settled all remaining tecnicalities and were preparing to sign the accord when Alexander Rumyantsev, the agency's head, travels to Iran this month.
The comments confirmed earlier hints by Moscow based diplomats that Russia and Tehran had ovecome disagreement over the deal's terms and were moving closer to signing it after years of talks.
Oil-rich Iran denies it is developing atomic arms and says its nuclear programme are to meet the energy demands of its growing population.
www.unison.ie/
God help us all