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Putin to Hold Talks with Ahmadinejad
17:10 03/06/2012MOSCOW, June 3 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week meet with his Iranian
counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prior to an international round of
talks on Iran's nuclear program in Moscow, a presidential aide said on
Sunday.
The meeting will allow Putin to `feel the heat surrounding the Iranian
problem and see how this issue is perceived in Tehran,' said Yuri
Ushakov, a former ambassador to the United States who advises Putin on
foreign policy.
Putin will meet with Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 12th Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which will be held on June 6-7
in Beijing. Iran is an observer nation to the SCO. This meeting will
be held before world powers gather in Moscow on June 18-19to discuss
Iran's nuclear program.
`We weren't too happy with the results of the last round of talks, but
we determined the mutual readiness to continue the discussion,'
Ushakov said. At the Moscow meeting, Russia will `promote the thought
that Iran's right to develop peaceful energy under the oversight of
the International Atomic Energy Agency should be approved.'
In Beijing, Putin will also meet with Afghanistan President Hamid
Karzai, Ushakov said. Negotiations with Karzai will be `interesting
and useful' for both Russia and Afghanistan, he added.
17:10 03/06/2012MOSCOW, June 3 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week meet with his Iranian
counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prior to an international round of
talks on Iran's nuclear program in Moscow, a presidential aide said on
Sunday.
The meeting will allow Putin to `feel the heat surrounding the Iranian
problem and see how this issue is perceived in Tehran,' said Yuri
Ushakov, a former ambassador to the United States who advises Putin on
foreign policy.
Putin will meet with Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 12th Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which will be held on June 6-7
in Beijing. Iran is an observer nation to the SCO. This meeting will
be held before world powers gather in Moscow on June 18-19to discuss
Iran's nuclear program.
`We weren't too happy with the results of the last round of talks, but
we determined the mutual readiness to continue the discussion,'
Ushakov said. At the Moscow meeting, Russia will `promote the thought
that Iran's right to develop peaceful energy under the oversight of
the International Atomic Energy Agency should be approved.'
In Beijing, Putin will also meet with Afghanistan President Hamid
Karzai, Ushakov said. Negotiations with Karzai will be `interesting
and useful' for both Russia and Afghanistan, he added.