Iran Nuclear Watch: Iranian Nuclear Officials Dismiss Demand that Iran Suspend Uranium Enrichment
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to a speech while attending the African Union summit in Gambia’s capital Banjul, July 1, 2006.
Reuters: Iran dismisses suspension of atomic work: agencies
Senior Iranian nuclear officials on Monday dismissed a demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment, which was proposed in a nuclear package backed by six world powers, Iranian news agencies reported.
“We have announced our opinion on suspension and we do not think it is a reasonable proposition,” Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Mehr News Agency.
Larijani is due to meet European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Wednesday to discuss the package.
Iranian officials have previously insisted Iran will not suspend the sensitive atomic work, and the remarks by Larijani and other officials suggest a breakthrough is unlikely.
Iran has been consistent in their statements that they will NOT suspend their sovereign right to uranium enrichment. Iran covets nuclear weapons.
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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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