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Iran would do nuclear fuel swap with Brazil

Iran Accepts Brazilian Mediation for Nuclear-fuel Deal, New American,

Warren Mass

Wednesday, 05 May 2010

The Voice of America reported on May 5 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has agreed “in principle” to accept Brazilian mediation in a United Nations-backed nuclear fuel swap deal. The UN deal calls for Iran to send its uranium to Russia for enrichment. The enriched uranium would then be sent to France, converted into fuel rods, and sent back to Iran to power a nuclear reactor. 

The Iranian president’s office issued a statement reported by the semi-official Fars news agency revealing that Ahmadinejad spoke about Brazil’s offer of mediation during a conversation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on May 4. “In a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart, Ahmadinejad agreed in principle to Brazil’s mediation over the nuclear fuel deal,” Fars reported.AFP reported that Brazil and Turkey, two temporary members of the 15-strong UN Security Council, have consistently defended Iran’s nuclear fuel program, which the West suspects is cover for a nuclear weapons drive. Iran Accepts Brazilian Mediation for Nuclear-fuel Deal

May 6, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, plutonium