Kremlin says Russia ready to accept Iran's enriched uranium
Russia has expressed readiness to accept enriched uranium from Iran as part of efforts to resolve Tehran’s nuclear issue, but the outcome of negotiations between the United States and Iran should not be prejudged, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
“We had an initiative and stated our readiness to accept enriched uranium, that was discussed,” Peskov told reporters.
He said resolving the Iranian nuclear issue was a matter for talks between Tehran and Washington and added it would be wrong to anticipate the outcome.
The Wall Street Journal reported eariler that Iran had signaled readiness to pause enrichment and transfer part of its stockpile to a third party such as Russia.
