TEHRAN, February 12 (RIA Novosti) - Iran and Russia will discuss Russia's proposal to enrich uranium on its soil on February 14 at the level of deputy heads of the national Security Councils, an official spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Hamid Reza Asefi said Iran still did not view Russia's proposal negatively and would discuss it comprehensively.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov earlier said that Russia's proposal to Iran to enrich uranium on Russian soil remained on the negotiating table.
At the same time, Ivanov said Russia spoke firmly for the strict observance of all the norms of international law on nuclear non-proliferation.
The Russian offer has been seen as a compromise in the standoff between the Islamic Republic and the West. It could remove the need for Iran to enrich uranium, which is the process that has aroused international concerns as it can be used to create nuclear weapons.
Iran said earlier it saw no reason to accept Russia's proposal after the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), decided to inform the UN Security Council about the Iranian nuclear issue.
The IAEA resolution also urged Iran to resume its moratorium on nuclear fuel research, to ratify an additional protocol to its agreement with the IAEA, and to allow the agency to clarify all aspects of its past nuclear activities.
