April 11, 2007 - 16:26 AMT
Iran has right to nuclear energy development, Sergey Ivanov says
Iran has the right to development of nuclear energy, but enrichment of uranium is quite another matter, Russia's First Vice Premier Sergey Ivanov said at a joint news conference with Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan.

Russia has already proposed Iran to enrich uranium at the Russian enterprises. "However, this should be done under control of the International Atomic Energy Agency. I must stress that the Iranian problem should be solved by political and democratic means. Threat of war is a way to nothing, it's a calamity," Russia's First Prime Minister said.