Iranian VP Golam Reza Agazadeh, left, and Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of Russia's nuclear agency
Iran Reaches Initial Nuclear Agreement With Russia
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 — The top nuclear officials of Iran and Russia announced today that they had reached initial agreement on a deal to enrich Iranian uranium on Russian soil and said that talks would continue over the details.
The announcement comes as international pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear program has intensified. The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will meet on March 6 to discuss possible punitive measures against Iran, which recently restarted uranium enrichment in defiance of the agency and European and American ultimatums.
The agreement was announced after a meeting between Sergei Kiriyenko, the Russian nuclear chief, and Gholamreza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's Atomic Organization in Bushehr, where the Russians built Iran's first nuclear power plant.
"We held talks with the Russian side on Russia's proposal yesterday and today," said Mr. Aghazadeh, according to the ISNA student news agency. "The talks saw good progress."
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Progress in Iranian/Russian talks?
Iranian VP Golam Reza Agazadeh, left, and Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of Russia's nuclear agency
Iran Reaches Initial Nuclear Agreement With Russia
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 — The top nuclear officials of Iran and Russia announced today that they had reached initial agreement on a deal to enrich Iranian uranium on Russian soil and said that talks would continue over the details.
The announcement comes as international pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear program has intensified. The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will meet on March 6 to discuss possible punitive measures against Iran, which recently restarted uranium enrichment in defiance of the agency and European and American ultimatums.
The agreement was announced after a meeting between Sergei Kiriyenko, the Russian nuclear chief, and Gholamreza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's Atomic Organization in Bushehr, where the Russians built Iran's first nuclear power plant.
"We held talks with the Russian side on Russia's proposal yesterday and today," said Mr. Aghazadeh, according to the ISNA student news agency. "The talks saw good progress."
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