MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's foreign minister said Monday that the proposal to set up a uranium-enrichment joint venture for Iran's controversial nuclear program was still open.
"Our offer to create a JV with Iran to enrich uranium on Russian territory is still on the table," Lavrov said, adding that the proposed venture would meet all the uranium needs of an Iranian civilian program.
Tehran should answer questions from the international community in order to allay fears about its intentions, Lavrov said.
"[Our proposal] should be implemented in an overall context that satisfies any remaining questions about Iran's past nuclear program, to satisfy [the international community] about its peaceful intentions," he said.
