Brussels, 22/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - After two days of discussions on Monday and Tuesday in Moscow between Russian and Iranian diplomats and experts on the Russian draft compromise, supported by the EU-3 for relocating some of Iran's uranium enrichment activities to Russia through a joint venture, negotiations were suspended so that Iranian negotiators could consult their senior leadership. Negotiations will continue on Friday and Saturday in Tehran and, according to the main Russian negotiator on the nuclear issue, the director of Rosatom Sergey Kirienko, if an agreement is reached with the Iranians, the Russian-Iranian joint venture for uranium enrichment could be shortly up and running. According to the Russian negotiator quoted by AFP, Iran may, nevertheless, “drag its feet to the last minute of the final day” so as not to take a decision till 6 March, the date of the next meeting of the Council of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which will definitively decide on the future of the Iranian nuclear dossier. On Wednesday Russian president Vladimir Putin stated, “negotiations are not easy but we are still optimistic and are counting on a positive result” (see other article).