Putin says Iran has right to enrich uranium
By staff and agency of Tehran Times
On Line: 09 February 2015 19:02
In Print: Tuesday 10 February 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Iran has the right to have peaceful nuclear activity including uranium enrichment.
He made the remarks in an interview with Al-Ahram daily published on Monday.
“Our position is based on a belief that Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear activity including uranium enrichment, naturally under control of the IAEA.” he stated.
Commenting on measures taken by Russia to settle the problem over the Iranian nuclear program, Putin said, “I can say with no exaggeration that Russia makes a significant contribution to the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program.”
“It was not an easy task to convince our partners from the P5+1 to agree with this approach. At first, we continuously asked all the parties involved to sit down at the negotiating table and start a serious discussion of the ways to resolve this problem. We tried to convince them that there was no alternative to the political and diplomatic settlement. Then, we proposed a conceptual framework to advance along this way – the principles of the stage-by-stage movement and reciprocity. And such an approach was supported by all the participants in the process,” the Russian leader stated.
He went on to say, “The negotiations are well under way now. Substantial progress has been made. However, we have not managed yet to produce a final comprehensive solution either regarding the Iranian nuclear program itself or the prospects of lifting the sanctions.”
“We expect the efforts in this field to be continued. The crucial point is that nobody should try to derive unilateral benefit from the situation or to bargain out more than what is needed for a balanced and just resolution of this complicated issue,” Putin stated.
Quote of the day:
“I can say with no exaggeration that Russia makes a significant contribution to the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program.”
By staff and agency of Tehran Times
On Line: 09 February 2015 19:02
In Print: Tuesday 10 February 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Iran has the right to have peaceful nuclear activity including uranium enrichment.
He made the remarks in an interview with Al-Ahram daily published on Monday.
“Our position is based on a belief that Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear activity including uranium enrichment, naturally under control of the IAEA.” he stated.
Commenting on measures taken by Russia to settle the problem over the Iranian nuclear program, Putin said, “I can say with no exaggeration that Russia makes a significant contribution to the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program.”
“It was not an easy task to convince our partners from the P5+1 to agree with this approach. At first, we continuously asked all the parties involved to sit down at the negotiating table and start a serious discussion of the ways to resolve this problem. We tried to convince them that there was no alternative to the political and diplomatic settlement. Then, we proposed a conceptual framework to advance along this way – the principles of the stage-by-stage movement and reciprocity. And such an approach was supported by all the participants in the process,” the Russian leader stated.
He went on to say, “The negotiations are well under way now. Substantial progress has been made. However, we have not managed yet to produce a final comprehensive solution either regarding the Iranian nuclear program itself or the prospects of lifting the sanctions.”
“We expect the efforts in this field to be continued. The crucial point is that nobody should try to derive unilateral benefit from the situation or to bargain out more than what is needed for a balanced and just resolution of this complicated issue,” Putin stated.
Quote of the day:
“I can say with no exaggeration that Russia makes a significant contribution to the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program.”
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