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Iranian official cites talks before Putin sanction to claim S-300′s
“Velayati pointed to his talks with the Russian defense minister in Moscow
two weeks ago”
Russia Determined to Implement Military Deals with Iran: Velayati
March, 09, 2016 – 17:37
http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2016/03/09/1024036/russia-determined-to-implement-military-deals-with-iran-velayati
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency
Council Ali Akbar Velayati said there is no “serious obstacle” in the way to
transfer Russia’s S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran, adding that
Moscow is determined to carry out its military deals with Tehran.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with former Italian
Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema, Velayati pointed to his talks with the
Russian defense minister in Moscow two weeks ago, saying, “Russia is
resolved to implement the agreements that it has signed with Iran, including
the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system….”
“Therefore, I see no serious obstacle in the way to transfer defense
equipment from Russia to Iran,” he added.
Under the previous contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide
Iran with at least five S-300 defense system batteries.
But the contract, worth more than $800 million, was revoked after
then-President Dmitry Medvedev banned the supply of those systems to Tehran
in 2010.
Later, Iran lodged a $4 billion lawsuit at an international court in Geneva
against Russia’s arms export agency.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided in April to lift the ban
on the S-300 missile system delivery to Iran.
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=70176
