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IRAN NOT IN S-300 MISSILE REPLACEMENT TALKS - ENVOY
S-300 Missile
RIA Novosti. Yuriy Shipilov
18:15 31/07/2013
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130731/182508530/Iran-Not-in-S-300-Missile-Replacement-Talks--Envoy.html
Originally published at 14.48
Tags: Antei-2500, S-300, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi, Vladimir Putin,
Dmitry Medvedev, Iran
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MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - Iran and Russia have not discussed
Moscow's tentative offer to supply Tehran with Antei-2500
surface-to-air missile systems instead of the S-300, whose sale
was previously blocked by the Kremlin, Iran's envoy to Russia said
Wednesday.
"As for the Antei-2500 [missile] systems, it's just words," Seyed
Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told RIA Novosti. "There were no agreements,
and there are no talks [on the matter]."
"We're waiting for Russia's concrete proposals," he added at a press
conference later the same day.
Russia agreed in 2007 to supply Iran with then state-of-the-art S-300
air defense systems, but scrapped the deal in 2010, unilaterally
expanding on sanctions ordered by the UN (Resolution 1747) against
that country over its alleged nuclear weapons development program.
The ban on the S-300 deal was ordered by then-President Dmitry
Medvedev, following intense lobbying by the United States.
Tehran filed a $4 billion lawsuit against Moscow for compensation
for failing to complete the deal. Moscow is now trying to settle the
matter out of court.
Kommersant daily reported in June that Russia was ready to supply
the Antei-2500 air defense system, itself a modification of the
S-300 and superior to early variants of that system in capability,
but this was never officially confirmed.
© RIA Novosti.
The S-300-P surface-to-air missile system
The paper quoted unnamed sources in the Russian arms industry who
claimed that Antei-2500, a modification originally developed for
Russia's ground forces, did not technically come under the remit of
Medvedev's ban, but the sources did not explain on what grounds.
The designation S-300 is a blanket term for a family of related air
defense systems, including radars, command posts and several different
missiles, with a range of capabilities, including the ability to
intercept cruise and ballistic missiles, defense analysts say.
Possibly hinting at a chill in relations, Sajjadi also denied Wednesday
that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Iran for talks
with his newly elected counterpart Hassan Rouhani in mid-August.
"The matter of Putin's visit is not even being discussed," Sajjadi
said, adding that the speaker of the lower house of the Russian
parliament, Sergei Naryshkin, will represent Russia at Rouhani's
inauguration on August 3.
Putin and Rouhani will have their first meeting at a summit of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek on Sept. 13, Sajjadi
said later at his press conference.
Putin is slated to tour the Caspian Sea littoral nations in mid-August,
but not Iran. Kommersant said last week Moscow and Tehran had failed
to agree on whether Rouhani should come to visit Putin in the port
city of Bandar-e Anzali, or whether the Russian president would visit
the Iranian capital.
A Kremlin spokesman said last week Putin's trip to Iran was on the
cards, but gave no timeframe.
Iran is also ready to hold another round of talks in September with
the 5+1 group, comprising the five permanent UN Security Council
members plus Germany, Sajjadi said. He said it was up to the group
to give an exact timeframe.
(The story was updated with Sajjadi comments on Antei-2500, SOC summit,
5+1 talks.)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
S-300 Missile
RIA Novosti. Yuriy Shipilov
18:15 31/07/2013
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130731/182508530/Iran-Not-in-S-300-Missile-Replacement-Talks--Envoy.html
Originally published at 14.48
Tags: Antei-2500, S-300, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi, Vladimir Putin,
Dmitry Medvedev, Iran
Related News
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Russia's S-300 Substitute Offer Russia Seeks Amicable Settlement in
Iran S-300 Lawsuit Iran Accuses Media of Inflaming S-300 Dispute
Multimedia
The S-300P surface-to-air missile system
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - Iran and Russia have not discussed
Moscow's tentative offer to supply Tehran with Antei-2500
surface-to-air missile systems instead of the S-300, whose sale
was previously blocked by the Kremlin, Iran's envoy to Russia said
Wednesday.
"As for the Antei-2500 [missile] systems, it's just words," Seyed
Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told RIA Novosti. "There were no agreements,
and there are no talks [on the matter]."
"We're waiting for Russia's concrete proposals," he added at a press
conference later the same day.
Russia agreed in 2007 to supply Iran with then state-of-the-art S-300
air defense systems, but scrapped the deal in 2010, unilaterally
expanding on sanctions ordered by the UN (Resolution 1747) against
that country over its alleged nuclear weapons development program.
The ban on the S-300 deal was ordered by then-President Dmitry
Medvedev, following intense lobbying by the United States.
Tehran filed a $4 billion lawsuit against Moscow for compensation
for failing to complete the deal. Moscow is now trying to settle the
matter out of court.
Kommersant daily reported in June that Russia was ready to supply
the Antei-2500 air defense system, itself a modification of the
S-300 and superior to early variants of that system in capability,
but this was never officially confirmed.
© RIA Novosti.
The S-300-P surface-to-air missile system
The paper quoted unnamed sources in the Russian arms industry who
claimed that Antei-2500, a modification originally developed for
Russia's ground forces, did not technically come under the remit of
Medvedev's ban, but the sources did not explain on what grounds.
The designation S-300 is a blanket term for a family of related air
defense systems, including radars, command posts and several different
missiles, with a range of capabilities, including the ability to
intercept cruise and ballistic missiles, defense analysts say.
Possibly hinting at a chill in relations, Sajjadi also denied Wednesday
that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Iran for talks
with his newly elected counterpart Hassan Rouhani in mid-August.
"The matter of Putin's visit is not even being discussed," Sajjadi
said, adding that the speaker of the lower house of the Russian
parliament, Sergei Naryshkin, will represent Russia at Rouhani's
inauguration on August 3.
Putin and Rouhani will have their first meeting at a summit of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek on Sept. 13, Sajjadi
said later at his press conference.
Putin is slated to tour the Caspian Sea littoral nations in mid-August,
but not Iran. Kommersant said last week Moscow and Tehran had failed
to agree on whether Rouhani should come to visit Putin in the port
city of Bandar-e Anzali, or whether the Russian president would visit
the Iranian capital.
A Kremlin spokesman said last week Putin's trip to Iran was on the
cards, but gave no timeframe.
Iran is also ready to hold another round of talks in September with
the 5+1 group, comprising the five permanent UN Security Council
members plus Germany, Sajjadi said. He said it was up to the group
to give an exact timeframe.
(The story was updated with Sajjadi comments on Antei-2500, SOC summit,
5+1 talks.)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress