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Russia urges Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, cooperate with IA

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Moscow, Apr 29 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki today urged Tehran to suspend its uranium enrichment and cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the earliest possible clarification of the IAEA's remaining questions concerning the Iranian nuclear programme.

During the call, which was initiated by the Iranian side, the two ministers, ''exchanged opinions on developments in the Iranian nuclear program issue, in the context of the report on this issue prepared on April 28 by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei,'' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

''The Russian side again stressed the imperative need for Iran to take specific steps to regain confidence from the international community in its nuclear activities, in particular, to suspend uranium enrichment research and development and cooperate fully with the IAEA for the earliest possible clarification of the IAEA's remaining questions concerning the Iranian nuclear programme,'' the statement noted.

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