Ahead of the talks with six major world powers over its nuclear program, Iran has said that it will not ship any of its enriched uranium abroad as part of a deal with world powers to ease sanctions. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi told that shipping the material abroad is Iran’s red line and it won’t allow shipment of even one gram of uranium from Iran. Araghchi also said Iran will not withdraw one iota from its right to enrich uranium. His remarks were published on the website of the Iranian State Television. Araghchi also said his country’s delegation and their U.S. counterparts will meet on the sideline of nuclear talks in Geneva.

The P5+1 Group of five permanent members of UN Security Council, US, UK, France. Britain , Russia, China and Germany are scheduled to hold next round of talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear program in Geneva tomorrow and day after. The negotiations come in the backdrop of sanctions which have battered the Iranian economy. Its oil exports have declined from 2.5 million barrels per day to 1.2 million barrels per day. Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful and only seeks reactors for energy and medical use, while the Western nations suspect that Iran is trying to make nuclear weapons.