This is a comment from the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the US Arms Control Association Thomas Countryman in an interview with Russian state news agency TASS.
That is a useful proposal" - commented the US expert, who served as acting US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in the 2016-2017 period.
That is part of the solution in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. I hope Russia will continue to make this proposal," he added.
Mr. Thomas Countryman noted that there is still a long road ahead of negotiations between the US and Iran before that issue is resolved.
The expert who regularly attends the annual meeting of the US Arms Control Association emphasized: "Whether enriched uranium is transported to Russia or mixed with other materials inside Iran, both are good solutions to the existing nuclear weapons proliferation problem.
Mr. Countryman served for about 35 years in US diplomacy. Under President Joe Biden's administration, he was a senior advisor to the Department of International Security and Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of the US State Department.
Iran's enriched uranium is still one of the main obstacles in the ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran. On May 27, US President Donald Trump declared dissatisfaction with the option of transferring Iran's enriched uranium to Russia or China.
