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Iran Says It Will Resume Nuclear Research January 9
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=107E189:3919ACA Foreign Ministry
spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi says Tehran will be in close contact with
IAEA regarding research program





Hamid Reza Asefi

Iran says it will resume its nuclear fuel research on Monday.

In Tehran Saturday, Iranian officials said inspectors from the
International Atomic Energy Agency arrived to remove seals from the
country's nuclear facilities. Iran says it will be in close contact
with the IAEA regarding the research program.

The announcement came as Russian officials arrived for talks seeking
an end to the nuclear impasse with the United States and European
Union.

Moscow's proposal, backed by U.S. and EU officials, is aimed at
getting Tehran to completely move uranium enrichment off its territory
and onto Russian soil to ensure Iran cannot produce nuclear weapons.

Current EU president Austria said the bloc regretted Iran's
announcement at a time when international confidence in the peaceful
nature of its program is far from restored.

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. The
United States and Europe accuse Iran of clandestine efforts to develop
an atomic bomb.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.


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