PARIS, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- France, Germany and the UK said on Saturday they were "deeply concerned" about Iran's plans to step up its enrichment of uranium, saying the move had "grave military implications." "We, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, are deeply concerned by Iranآ’s announcement that it is preparing to produce uranium metal," read a statement by the troika.
"Iran has no credible civilian use for uranium metal. The production of uranium metal has potentially grave military implications." Iran is committed to the global nuclear pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), which prohibits producing or conducting research on uranium for 15 years, they added.
The three countries went on to urge Tehran to halt the plans and recommit to the nuclear deal. (end) mjz.sd