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Iran's uranium exchange and ambiguities

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Despite that Turkey and Iran signed an agreement on exchange of 1,200 kg of low-enriched uranium in the territory of Turkey, along with new hopes for resolving problems connected with Iran's nuclear program, there are uncertainties. During his visit to Greece, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he canceled his visit to Iran. Erdogan described the main reason the unconstructive position of Iran on nuclear fuel. But two days after this statement, he canceled his visit to Azerbaijan and immediately left for Tehran. Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Erdogan signed an agreement on the exchange of nuclear fuel on May 17. Of course, this step to some extent reduces the pessimism that exists between Iran and the international community, but on the other hand, the exchange of uranium may become a pretext for official Tehran to begin talks on nuclear program with the West. But the uncertainty in Iran's nuclear program still re