MOSCOW, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Iran could receive guarantees on its civilian nuclear program if it alleviates the fears of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Russia's foreign minister said Monday.
Russia, the EU3, China, and the United States are discussing the basis on which Iran might resume nuclear talks, Sergei Lavrov said during a Moscow session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
"We are ready and interested in involving Iran in full-scale economic cooperation, and also in security cooperation in the region," Lavrov said.
"We are ready at the same time to guarantee Iran the right to develop its civilian nuclear program on the condition that all issues that the International Atomic Energy Agency previously had to Iran will be resolved and Iran respects its obligations under the Nonproliferation Treaty and the protocol to the IAEA convention," the minister said.
