Posted on 05/21/2005 2:31:05 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
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Iran douses hope of compromise in nuclear talks
Iran said on Saturday it had not considered a proposal that Russia enrich uranium for it -- an idea floated as a way out of a deadlock in talks with the EU over Tehran's nuclear program.
Britain, France and Germany were due to resume talks with Iran next week, aiming to persuade it to abandon uranium enrichment -- a process needed to make nuclear bombs -- in return for economic incentives.
Though Tehran has said repeatedly that it will not give up uranium enrichment, diplomats said one idea being floated was for Russia to temporarily enrich uranium for Iran.
The diplomats, who declined to be named, said the proposal would buy time for the EU-Iran talks to continue.
"We have not discussed it yet," Ali Aghamohammadi of Iran's Supreme National Security Council told Reuters.
Aghamohammadi also contested comments by diplomats that Iran proposed the idea of having Russia enrich uranium.
"The idea was from Russia," he said.
But Moscow denied the idea had been proposed by Russia.
"I do not have any information that that we have suggested supplying Iran with fuel," a spokesman for the Russian Atomic Energy Agency said.
Under the proposal, Tehran would process uranium ore mined in its central deserts into uranium hexafluoride gas. This would then be exported and pumped into Russian centrifuges to enrich it into atomic fuel for Iran. ...
- Iran Focus reports that dozens of workers in Mashad gathered outside the provincial headquarters of the Department of Labour, protesting overdue wages.
- IranMania reports that EU3 diplomatic sources said that no final decision has yet been taken on the venue of next week's talks.
- The Washington Times in an Op-Ed says that Hezbollah is believed to have cells in at least 10 U.S. cities.
- Adnkronos International reports that the body search and interrogation of a Dutch lawmaker at Tehran airport has prompted her colleagues to request the recall of their ambassador in Iran.
- The American Thinker provides a brief review of activities and statements concerning Iran’s existing capacities.
- IranMania reports that a leading reformist has warned voter apathy and an undemocratic election would give rise to large-scale crises at the national and international levels.
- Islamic Republic News Agency reports that Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister met with the head of China's Aerospace Organization to discuss Iran's joint satellite project with China.
- Voice of America News reports that a new book by Anthony Cordesman details Iran's military capabilities and its efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction.
- The Ledger reports that the Iraqi government publicly acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that Iraq was the aggressor in 1980 when it touched off a bloody eight-year war with Iran.
- Radio Free Europe reports that journalist Akbar Ganji announced he has begun "an unlimited hunger strike" to protest against his imprisonment.
- Globe and Mail reports that a doctor who treated Montreal photojournalist Zahra Kazemi has reportedly been arrested by Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
- And finally, The Committee to Protect Bloggers is discussing U.S. Congressman Christopher Cox's bill called the Global Internet Freedom Act.
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"Iran's historical monuments need maintenance"
Saturday, May 21, 2005
IranMania.com
LONDON, May 21 (IranMania) - Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization said that each of the country’s historical monuments has its own special and unique attraction requiring research studies, restoration and maintenance works, reported IRNA.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion of World Museum Day, Hossein Marashi added, “Given the large number of the historical and cultural sites throughout the country, we should seriously deal with identifying and preserving them so that the Iranians will grasp their real identity and recognize the realities around them better.“
Noting that there is a bright horizon ahead of the country’s cultural heritage, he pointed out that the authorities have approved the findings of expert studies which were submitted to them and are ready to take great strides in materializing them.
Designating the current Iranian year (began on March 21) as the year of implementing extensive cultural heritage projects, Marashi noted that the organization will mainly focus on museums and museum management given the large number of cultural assets in the country.
He also called on experts involved in private and state-run sectors to launch innovations in the museum sector.
Addressing the same gathering, deputy director of the organization for cultural and communications affairs, Mohammad Atrianfar said that culture is an amalgamation of subjective and objective issues which flow in a social current and pass on from one generation to the next.
“Inauguration of 12 museums nationwide including the specialized museum on Ferdowsi and Shahnameh in Toos and Zoroastrians Museum in Kerman is part of the program to mark the World Museum Day,“ he said.
Organizing annual exhibitions of galleries and cultural heritage in 67 galleries nationwide, organizing 10 seminars on cultural heritage and museum management and arranging programs on narration, theater and music were among the other programs which were held to mark this year’s World Museum Day.
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