Deputy FM: Iran's Uranium Stockpile Not on Negotiation Agenda
Ali Baqeri Kani, Iran's deputy for foreign policy and international security at the Supreme National Security Council, stated that the issue of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile is not on the agenda of ongoing negotiations.
Baqeri Kani, who traveled to Russia on Wednesday to participate in the 14th International Meeting of High Representatives on Security, made the remarks on the sidelines of the conference in response to a question about the fate of Iran's enriched uranium reserves. "This issue is not on the negotiation agenda," he said clearly. His comments came after Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei had previously stated regarding the fate of 400 kilograms of 60-percent enriched uranium that "the nuclear issue is very clear — we are a member of the NPT and as a member, we have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes." Baqaei added that Iran's positions on its high-enriched uranium stockpile are very clear, and that discussing details at this stage would not lead to results, as the two sides had previously tried that path and disagreements had been too significant to reach an outcome.
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