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Article: Iran: Tehran flags deal on nuke program.
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- October 30, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
Iran welcomes the idea of exchanging nuclear fuel and is ready to co-operate with Western powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said last night. Mr Ahmadinejad hailed what he said was a change in the West's approach to Iran's nuclear program from "confrontation to co-operation". "We welcome fuel exchange, nuclear co-operation, building of power plants and reactors, and we are ready to co-operate," he said in the city of Mashhad.
The speech came as Iran responded to a UN plan on shipping the country's low-enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment. The plan curtails any covert nuclear arms-making abilities by Iran.
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