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WASHINGTON BETRAYED MOSCOW OVER S-300 DEAL WITH IRAN: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
A file photo of a Russian-made S-300 air defense system
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/31/306384/us-betrayed-russia-over-iran-s300-deal/
Fri May 31, 2013 8:47AM GMT
Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran
with at least five S-300 defense systems."
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A Russian official has criticized the US for abandoning Moscow after
forcing it to stop a deal for the delivery of S-300 defense systems to
Iran.
Russian Technologies (Rostech) CEO Sergei Chemezov said on Thursday
that the US applied heavy pressure on Moscow to stop the agreement
under the pretext that the Iran-Russia deal was against UN Security
Council sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Chemezov, added, however, that Washington later changed its rhetoric,
saying the UN resolution did not specifically mention the S-300 system
and Russia had acted on its own.
"The Americans now agree that it is a defensive system and Russia
alone should be responsible for the breach of the contract," Ria
Novosti quoted Chemezov as saying.
He added that Moscow now seeks to reach a settlement with Tehran to
withdraw its lawsuit against Russia's state-run arms export company
Rosoboronexport over the canceled deal, saying Russia's chances
"to win the case are very slim."
Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran
with at least five S-300 defense systems.
Russia, however, refused to deliver the systems to Iran under the
pretext that they are covered by the fourth round of the UN Security
Council resolutions against Iran.
In September 2010, then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also signed
a decree banning the delivery of the defense systems to the Islamic
Republic.
Iran has filed a complaint against Rosoboronexport in the International
Arbitration Court in Geneva.
The Iranian Army has previously announced that it is manufacturing an
indigenous missile defense system similar to the Russian S-300 and will
unveil it in the next Iranian calendar year (beginning March 21, 2014).
AR/NN/HMV
From: Baghdasarian
A file photo of a Russian-made S-300 air defense system
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/31/306384/us-betrayed-russia-over-iran-s300-deal/
Fri May 31, 2013 8:47AM GMT
Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran
with at least five S-300 defense systems."
Related Interviews:
'Israel only making noises about Iran'
Related Viewpoints:
1st super-govt. world war begins
A Russian official has criticized the US for abandoning Moscow after
forcing it to stop a deal for the delivery of S-300 defense systems to
Iran.
Russian Technologies (Rostech) CEO Sergei Chemezov said on Thursday
that the US applied heavy pressure on Moscow to stop the agreement
under the pretext that the Iran-Russia deal was against UN Security
Council sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Chemezov, added, however, that Washington later changed its rhetoric,
saying the UN resolution did not specifically mention the S-300 system
and Russia had acted on its own.
"The Americans now agree that it is a defensive system and Russia
alone should be responsible for the breach of the contract," Ria
Novosti quoted Chemezov as saying.
He added that Moscow now seeks to reach a settlement with Tehran to
withdraw its lawsuit against Russia's state-run arms export company
Rosoboronexport over the canceled deal, saying Russia's chances
"to win the case are very slim."
Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran
with at least five S-300 defense systems.
Russia, however, refused to deliver the systems to Iran under the
pretext that they are covered by the fourth round of the UN Security
Council resolutions against Iran.
In September 2010, then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also signed
a decree banning the delivery of the defense systems to the Islamic
Republic.
Iran has filed a complaint against Rosoboronexport in the International
Arbitration Court in Geneva.
The Iranian Army has previously announced that it is manufacturing an
indigenous missile defense system similar to the Russian S-300 and will
unveil it in the next Iranian calendar year (beginning March 21, 2014).
AR/NN/HMV
From: Baghdasarian