AFP: Iran said on the eve of crucial talks with Britain, France and Germany that it was not prepared to accept a permanent freeze of its controversial nuclear fuel work. “The permanent suspension of enrichment is not on our agenda. A short-term freeze is what we are stressing,” foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters. AFP
TEHRAN – Iran said on the eve of crucial talks with Britain, France and Germany that it was not prepared to accept a permanent freeze of its controversial nuclear fuel work.
“The permanent suspension of enrichment is not on our agenda. A short-term freeze is what we are stressing,” foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters.
Iran and the European Union are to meet in Brussels on Monday for the start of negotiations on a long-term deal in which Iran would get peaceful nuclear technology, trade benefits and regional security help in return for suspending uranium enrichment, the key part of the nuclear fuel cycle.
