May 17, 2010 6:12 PM

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Iranian nuclear standoff expected to reach an end as Tehran agrees to ship its domestic low-enriched uranium to Turkey

The Iranian nuclear standoff is expected to reach an end with Tehran agreeing to ship its domestic low-enriched uranium to Turkey.<br/><br/> The breakthrough reached after several hours of intense negotiations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Brazilian President Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran on the side lines of G 15 summit.<br/><br/>The Turkish Foreign minister Ahmet Davuto?lutold reports after the trilateral meeting of three presidents that after this agreement, now there is no ground for any sanctions. The Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorimtold told on the occasion that this showed that dialogue and diplomacy were the only routes to resolve contentious issues.<br/><br/>Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki flanked by his Turkish and Brazilian counterparts announced at press conference that Tehran had agreed to a trilateral agreement whereby Iran will send some 1200 kilograms of its 3.5 percent enriched uranium over to Turkey in exchange for a total of 120 kg 20 percent Uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will officially receive a letter with regards to the swap deal within a week.<br/><br/>The swap will take place up to a month after the Vienna Group, which consists of representatives from Iran, France, Russia and the US and the IAEA, formally approves.

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