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February 27, 2006
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Iranian FM rejects Japan's call to re-suspend uranium enrichment

TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday rejected Japan's call to re-suspend its uranium enrichment activities during his meeting with Japanese counterpart Taro Aso, Kyodo News reported

Mottaki told Aso that Iran is currently engaged in "research activities" and that halting resumption of uranium enrichment operations is "impossible," a Japanese foreign ministry official said.

During the two-hour meeting, the two ministers also touched on an agreement between Iran and Russia reaching in principle on Sunday, which proposed to set up a joint uranium enrichment venture in ...

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