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Russian FM: Iran backed US nuclear proposal | The Times of Israel.

( More proof of Kerry’s ass-covering lies on the subject. – JW )

Sergey Lavrov says last-minute amendments prevented the signing of a deal

By AP November 14, 2013, 5:11 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia’s foreign minister says Iran had accepted a US draft proposal on a nuclear deal, but last-minute amendments blocked an accord last week in Geneva.

Sergey Lavrov’s account fits with comments from Iran and world powers. But it offers additional insights into how Washington apparently led the negotiations seeking to ease Western concerns that Iran could one day produce nuclear weapons — a charge Iran denies.

Lavrov did not mention which country offered the 11th hour amendments. Others, however, say France raised concerns over issues such as a planned heavy water reactor that produces more byproduct plutonium.

Lavrov expressed hope Thursday that envoys will not abandon “agreements that already have been shaped” and strike a pact with Iran when talks resume next week.

Lavrov spoke during a high-level visit to Egypt.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

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