“The IAEA must continue its work … Iran must answer the demands of the IAEA,” Lavrov told a news conference in Paris, where he met French counterpart Bernard Kouchner.
Western powers suspect Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, a fear heightened by its move in February to start enriching uranium to a level of 20 percent from about 3.5 percent previously, taking it closer to weapons-grade thresholds. Tehran says its programme is peaceful. (Reporting by John Irish; editing by David Stamp)
