Fordo nuclear facility not to be closed
The Islamic Republic of Iran will not close Fordo nuclear facility, ISNA news agency reported citing an "informed official".
The official -on the condition of anonymity- dismissed western media information which claimed that Rouhani would offer to close Fordo if West eases sanctions.
Earlier , Der Spiegel reported that Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani, is reportedly prepared to decommission the Fordo enrichment plant and allow international inspectors to monitor the removal of the centrifuges. In return, he could demand that the United States and Europe rescind their sanctions against the Islamic Republic, lift the ban on Iranian oil exports and allow the country's central bank to do international business again.
The U.S. and its Western allies suspect Iran of developing a nuclear weapon - something that Iran denies.
The Islamic Republic has on numerous occasions stated that it doesn't seek to develop nuclear weapons, but to use nuclear energy for medical researches.
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