At present, he added, the country has a high capacity to enrich uranium to higher purity for medicine, the energy sector and research.

Regarding talks underway in Vienna, Austria, about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or nuclear deal, Rouhani affirmed that the Islamic Republic will return to what was sealed in the original deal, if the United States and the other signatories do so.

‘This is a clear message from Iran to Europe and America to accept its commitments in the JCPOA and promise to implement them, the world will see more peace and constructive interaction,’ he added.

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