-->Report: Iran, Russia Reach Enrichment Deal
Staff and agencies
22 April, 2006

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, 2 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran ‘s envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Saturday the Islamic republic had reached a"basic deal" with the Kremlin to form a joint uranium enrichment venture on Russian territory, state-run television reported.

Ali Asghar Soltanieh, envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency,"spoke of a basic agreement between Iran and Russia to set up a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil," Iranian state television reported.

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