Tehran-Moscow cooperation no cause of concern for others

Moscow, Dec 23, IRNA - Russian Rus Abaron Export Company said on Monday that Moscow-Tehran
technical and military cooperation should not be a cause of concern
for other countries.

Rus Abaron Export said prospect of its cooperation with Iran is like
that with other countries.

It said Russia has technical and military cooperation with Iran based
on its international commitments, so it should not disturb other
countries.

Russian news sources, quoting Deputy Head of Iranian Majlis Foreign
Policy and Security Affairs Commission Esmail Kowsari, said Russia has
started shipping S-300 air defense missile system to Iran.

Alexander Fomin, Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Military-
Technical Cooperation, on Wednesday said his country was determined to
expand cooperation with Iran and that technical and military
cooperation with Iran will have a positive impact on stability of the
Middle East region.

He said security in the region depends on this factor to some extent.

He added that technical and military cooperation between Russia and
Iran will expand in view of international conditions.

Russian officials have times and again announced that technical and
military cooperation between Russia and Iran is within framework of
the country's international commitments and such cooperation will in
no way tilt balance of power in the Middle East region.

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