Iran said on Sunday that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Russia on a Russian proposal of a joint uranium enrichment venture, official sources said.

The deal was struck during a meeting between chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Gholamreza Aqazadeh and visiting Russian nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko, who arrived here Friday on a three- day visit, in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr.

Russia proposed last December that the two countries establish a joint venture in Russia to enrich uranium for Iran, holding that the offer would secure Iran' legal nuclear rights while guarantee the peaceful use of the technology.

Source: Xinhua