EU could accept nuclear deal with Iran-by louis Charbonneau
BERLIN (Reuters) - The EU could consider letting Iran pursue limited nuclear enrichment if the U.N. Security Council agreed, but Tehran should freeze all such activity for now, Germany's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) proposed allowing Iran to keep a limited programme of uranium enrichment -- technology that can produce fuel for atomic power plants or weapons -- after halting such work for several years and accepting intrusive U.N. inspections.Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler said the idea could be considered by EU negotiators Germany, France and Britain, but it would need solid backing from the Security Council, which is now trying to agree on how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. "I was very impressed by the ICG proposals. I think we can consider these proposals but only on the basis that we have a united and common position in the Security Council," Erler said at a conference on Iran and the Middle East.
Tehran says it only seeks nuclear-generated electricity, not the capacity to produce atomic bombs as the West suspects.
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