Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran has no plans of sending its enriched uranium to Russia.


MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Tehran has no plans of�sending its enriched uranium to�Russia, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Sunday.

Earlier on�Sunday, Reuters reported citing unnamed officials that Tehran had �indicated willingness� to�cut the number of�centrifuges it uses to�less than�6,000 and to�ship most of�its enriched uranium stockpiles to�Russia for�storage.
Currently Tehran and P5+1 group of�international negotiators comprising Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany are holding talks on�Iranian nuclear program in�Lausanne, Switzerland.
The sides aspire to�reach a comprehensive agreement that would ensure the peaceful nature of�Iranian nuclear activities by�the end of�June, 2015. The accords are expected to�stipulate cutting the number of�centrifuges Tehran uses to�enrich uranium.

Initially, Tehran insisted on�having at�least 10,000 centrifuges, but�on February the United States proposed to�cut this number to�6,500.


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