Ahmadinejad: Iran won't retreat on nuclear issue

October 03, 2012 09:10

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the Islamic republic will not retreat on its nuclear issue.

Ahmadinejad says if Iran receives enriched uranium with a purity of 20 per cent, the country will not produce it on its own, as it is costly.

He says Iran has asked other countries to provide it with 20 per cent enriched uranium as the fuel for medicine production, and is ready to exchange 3.5 per cent enriched uranium for it.

However, the President says so far nobody has taken up the request.

The 20 per cent enriched uranium issue has been the most essential topic during the past several rounds of nuclear talks. The West has demanded Iran give up producing 20 per cent enriched uranium, but Iran insists it has the right to do so, adding its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

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