Iran 'will not ship uranium overseas'
The reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power
Plant is seen, just outside the port city of Bushehr 750
miles (1245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran.
As crunch P5+1 talks begin on Tuesday in Geneva, Iran says it will not ship uranium stockpile overseas. ● Iran declared it would not bow to demands to ship its uranium stockpile abroad on Sunday, ahead of key talks over its nuclear programme. Officials involved in the process expect the long-running nuclear diplomacy surrounding Iran to be reinvigorated by a new Iranian negotiating team that has signalled its readiness to seek a breakthrough. Iranian representatives are expected to offer a plan at the latest talks in Geneva, which begin on Tuesday that could result in the mothballing of most of its nuclear facilities and put substantial parts of its uranium stockpile up for negotiation. In return Iran would demand significant easing of sanctions that have shrunk its economy, reduced oil revenues and driven up inflation. "We certainly expect the Iranians to come forward with a new set of measures that create a different environment and different atmosphere," a European official told The Daily Telegraph. "That is certainly the message they have given us. "We are not going to Geneva with anything new but we will be listening carefully and be willing to respond to progress things quickly."
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