Iran agrees Turkey nuclear deal

Teheran, 17 May-(ANA)-Iran has agreed a deal to send uranium abroad for enrichment after mediation talks in Tehran with Turkish and Brazilian leaders.

Iran's foreign ministry said it was ready to ship 1,200kg of low-enriched uranium to Turkey, in return for nuclear fuel for a research reactor.

Correspondents say the plan could revive a UN-backed proposal and may ward off another round of sanctions.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling on world leaders for new talks.

He said it was time for talks "with Iran based on honesty, justice and mutual respect".

The West, worried that Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb, has been pushing for stiffer sanctions against Iran. Tehran denies having a nuclear weapons programme. (ANA)

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