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Russia to honour Iran missile contract: security official
By: afp on: 15.02.2010 [05:12 ] (537 reads)
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Russia to honour Iran missile contract: security official
The S-300 missile system.
by Staff Writers
Moscow (AFP) Feb 14, 2010
-=Russia plans to honour a deal to deliver an advanced surface-to-air missile system to Iran, a senior Russian official said on Sunday according to Interfax news agency.
Vladimir Nazarov, deputy secretary of the Russian security council, said there was no reason not to send Iran the S-300 missile system, in comments reported by the agency.=-
"A contract was signed which we must fulfill, but deliveries have not started yet. This transaction is not subject to any international sanctions as it only involves the delivery of purely defensive weapons," Nazarov said.
"On the other hand, all of our actions must contribute to global and regional stability, respecting the law and international agreements," he said.
Russia has given vague details on progress in the contract and angry Iranian officials blame the delay on growing pressure from the United States and Iran's arch-foe Israel.
Last week Tehran boasted it was creating its own air defence missile system which would be better than the S-300. However it also threatened legal action in November if Moscow failed to honour the 800 million dollar deal, which involves five batteries of S-300PMU1 missiles.
The S-300PMU1 — codenamed the SA-20 Gargoyle by NATO — is a mobile system designed to shoot down aircraft and cruise missiles.
Western governments fear Iran could use the system to boost defences around its nuclear sites against any Israeli or US air strike.
Neither country has ruled out using a military strike on Tehran's nuclear sites to prevent the Islamic republic acquiring an atomic bomb. Iran insists its uranium enrichment project is purely for peaceful purposes.
On Wednesday Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said new sanctions on Iran were more likely following Tehran's announcement it had started work to produce 20 percent enriched uranium.
But Nazarov said Sunday care must be taken to avoid sanctions leading to "undesirable consequences".
"If we are talking about sanctions, we must not back Iran into a corner," he said.
Sanctions "must be adequate for the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear programme, but they must not punish the Iranian people," Nazarov said.
Russia has traditionally resisted the threat of tough action, but has recently hardened its stance this week.
Moscow said Iran's move to boost uranium enrichment raised doubts over its claims not to be pursuing atomic weapons.
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_to_honour_Iran_missile_contract_security_official_999.html
by cosmo on 15.02.2010 [06:59 ]
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which are long long long overdue then all the software has to be substituted due to safety reasons.
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by shade on 15.02.2010 [08:43 ]
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can this story have an end?
like, either give them or give them not
this is just stupid...
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by Iranian-Shi'ite on 15.02.2010 [11:49 ]
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The Kremlin's powerful Security Council says Moscow sees no reason to delay the sale of its S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Tehran.
"There is the signed contract that we must fulfill, but supplies have not started yet. This deal is not restricted by any international sanctions, because these are merely defensive weapons," Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.
"Any of our actions must facilitate global and regional stability, respect for international law and international commitments, including under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and that is another matter," he added.
The possible sale of Russian air defense hardware to the Islamic Republic is a major irritant for Israel and its close ally the United States. Both have pressed Moscow not to go ahead with a deal that may help protect Iran's nuclear facilities from threats.
"Russia received and continues to receive many requests and even demands to supply or not to supply weapons. Those countries that are addressing such calls to us should better look at their own deals with Georgia," Nazarov noted.
Nazarov also said a military strike on Iran would be a big mistake and the problems linked to Iran's nuclear program should be resolved through diplomacy.
"Any military action against Iran will explode the situation, will have extremely negative consequences for the entire world, including for Russia, which is a neighbor of Iran," he warned.
Despite Iran's full cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog and the transparency of its nuclear program, the United States and its allies accuse the Islamic Republic of covertly seeking to produce nuclear weapons.
However, Iran denies the claims and insists its nuclear activities are only conducted for civilian applications of the technology and generating electricity in order to meet its soaring energy demands
htt p://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118637§ionid=351020101
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by Iranian-Shi'ite on 15.02.2010 [11:55 ]
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re-quote for emphasis:
Nazarov also said a military strike on Iran would be a big mistake and the problems linked to Iran's nuclear program should be resolved through diplomacy.
"Any military action against Iran will explode the situation, will have extremely negative consequences for the entire world, including for Russia, which is a neighbor of Iran," he warned.
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"Russia received and continues to receive many requests and even demands to supply or not to supply weapons. Those countries that are addressing such calls to us should better look at their own deals with Georgia," Nazarov noted.
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by Iranian-Shi'ite on 15.02.2010 [12:00 ]
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Russia is saying that a military strike on Iran will have "extremely" negative consequences for ... Russia.
It has little to do with sales of nuclear products.
Rather, Russia will see this as what it really is: a further NATO encirclement of Russia.
Even if the USA puts no boots on the ground in Iran, still, the USA will have knocked out a Russian ally, and the position of Georgia becomes stronger relative to the other nations of the region.
So, it is likely that Russia will get involved in any war that the USA wages against Iran because, as the Russias have stated, such an attack against Iran will have extremely negative consequences for Russia.
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