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Russia will continue with Iranian missile contract
Published: 10 June, 2010, 14:06
Edited: 12 June, 2010, 03:32
TAGS: Arms, Military, Russia, Politics, Iran
Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Industrial Cooperation informed reporters on Thursday that Russia will continue work on the contract to supply the S300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran.
“As far as the S300 supplies to Iran are concerned, Russia is not bound by the UN Security Council resolution and the work with this contract goes on,” Mikhail Dmitriyev, an official from the Federal Service for Military-Industrial Cooperation, said.
As the head of the parliamentary committee for international affairs Konstantin Kosachev explained the new UN resolution does not touch upon defense weaponry. Thus, the S-300 systems must not be included in it.
The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Iranian sanctions on June 9. The new document – developed jointly by the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, France and Germany – imposes a ban on supplying Iran with tanks, military ships, combat aircraft, as well as large caliber artillery, missiles and missile systems. The resolution was passed after Iran harshly refused to stop developing its own nuclear program.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also confirmed Russia will go on with the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, which is expected to be launched in August.
"The resolution doesn't put up any obstacles in this sense and this concerns not only the Bushehr project, but any other number of new light-water nuclear power units," said Lavrov.
Anton Khlopkov, the founding director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies, thinks that in August the first criticality will be reached in the nuclear power plant Bushehr and the first electricity will be produced “later this year and probably next year.”
However, he’s sure “that Russia will not conclude any new agreements which will violate the recent resolution.”
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Hay ... Iran be careful ... The anti -aircraft missle may miss some key parts to make it effective. Opppppps
Russia would loose credibility by further delays in delivery, it will make Russia look either incapable or unreliable. The result is the same, it is a purely defensive system, only nations with aggressive plans would object such delivery. And the hope is that Russia is still independent and will not act like the Jewnated States.
# Bianca June 10, 2010, 22:54 You may be giving Russia too much credit - I do not think that the current outcome (s300 supply) was planned, it looks to me like Russia simply chose to use this opportunity to 'cash in' this particular chip now (why exactly we can only speculate at this time - especially as it comes soon after Israels escapade over the flotilla). As for Russia protecting the rights of NPT members, again I am not sure about this. The cynical side of me says that Russia are simply protecting the potential for $Billions worth of new nuclear power station contracts. Additionally, I would not expect to see much political noise / movement from any of the Arab states on any 'important' issue in the short term. The governments are, for the most part, very weak (both domestically and internationally). To illustrate the point, apparently the Egyptian leadership caved in and ended thier part in the seige of Gaza after just one telephone call (from Turkey) and the first signs of protest / unrest on the streets of Cairo - not the actions of a strong or confident leadership. I too believe that we will see considerable conflict (political not military) regarding Israel in the near future. It would appear that israel has used up all the reserves of good will it had with foreign governments and is poised to 'reap what it has sown' as far as political isolation and critisism on the world stage is concerned.