Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Sat 11 Nov 2009Iran urged to back plan on processing uranium abroad
BERLIN – The UN nuclear watchdog chief yesterday urged Iran to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran.
Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said a plan brokered by the IAEA where Iran would send low-enriched uranium to Russia and France for conversion into fuel for a Tehran medical reactor was a chance to defuse mistrust over its nuclear programme.
Choose a Subscription type - required
