Iran refuses to surrender nuclear fuel technology
AFP, Tehran
Iran asserted yesterday that i| has already acquired the sensitive technology to produce its own nuclear fuel and said it would be "irrational" to agree to surrender such a capability in exchange for supplies from overseas. "One should not put one's fate in the hands of others. It would irrational," said foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi. "We have the technology and there is no need for us to beg from others. This suggestion is good for countries that do not have this technology, but we do not need their generosity and help," he added. Asefi was reacting to US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who has suggested providing Iran with nuclear fuel to generate electricity if the country agreed to give up its controversial work on the nuclear fuel cycle.
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