Reuters, 05/15/2010
Iran talked up chances of a deal on a nuclear fuel swap Saturday, the day after U.N. Security Council power Russia said the likelihood of Brazil brokering a deal were 30 percent at best. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva planned to press Iran’s leaders in a weekend visit to Tehran to revive the stalled U.N.-backed proposal whereby Iran would send low-enriched uranium abroad and get back higher grade uranium. The deal is aimed at allaying the West’s concerns over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
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