RUSSIAN SAYS THEY WILL FULFILL S-300 CONTRACT WITH IRAN AS CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED
FEB 19 2010
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov tells Interfax news
agency 'There is a contract to supply these systems to Iran,
and we will fulfill it'
Russia intends to fulfill a contract to supply S-300 air defense missile
systems to Iran, Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
Ryabkov as saying on Friday.
Israel and the United States have repeatedly asked Russia to scrap a contract
to sell Iran the truck-mounted S-300, which can shoot down hostile missiles or
aircraft up to 150 km (90 miles) away.
"There is a contract to supply these systems to Iran, and we will fulfill it,"
Ryabkov told Interfax in an interview. "Delays (with deliveries) are linked to
technical problems with adjusting these systems," he added.
He also cautioned against politicizing Russia's arms exports to Iran.
"It is absolutely incorrect to put the emphasis on the issue of S-300
supplies... and to turn it into a major problem, to say nothing of linking it
to the discussion on restoring trust in the purely peaceful character of
Iran's nuclear program," Ryabkov said.
The possible sale of the S-300s, which could protect Iran's nuclear facilities
against air strikes, is an extremely sensitive issue in Russia's relations
with Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow this week to press
the Kremlin to back tougher sanctions against Iran.
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