Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has again reiterated that Iran's 'technical and economic' concerns must be taken into account regarding the nuclear draft deal, Press TV reported.
The Iranian official made the remark in an interview with IRIB TV 2 on Thursday night. This came just after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the draft nuclear cooperation deal, between Iran and three major powers, would not be changed and urged Iran to accept it as is.
"The Islamic Republic examines all the proposals. We have examined this proposal, we have some technical and economic considerations (which need to be addressed)," Mottaki said.
Under a proposal discussed in Vienna in mid-October, the United States, France and Russia wanted Iran to send most of its domestically produced low enriched uranium (LEU) abroad to be converted into more refined fuel for the Tehran reactor that produces medical isotopes.
The world powers introduced the plan, which was first floated by the Obama administration.
"We have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of these considerations and some sides told us we can restart technical commission talks," he went on to say.
"We have other viewpoints and proposals to offer the IAEA while these considerations are taken into account," he further added.
"I personally believe that they will start a new round of talks as Iran needs fuel for the Tehran reactor," he noted.
