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Russian Foreign Minister "Pissed Off" With Iranian Nuke Transfer
He (Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov) is really pissed off with them (the Iranians)," one Russian diplomat explained to NewsMax's Stewart Stogel.The frank assesment came after a private 30 minute meeting on Sunday between Lavrov and newly minted Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki at U.N. headquarters in New York. Both are attending the annual General Assembly which opened Saturday. Lavrov was concerned about statements coming from new Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Iran felt no reluctance to offer "peaceful, civilian" nuclear technology to other nations. While some of the technology Ahmadinejad spoke about was developed in Iran, a substantial amount comes from Russia. Russia, a key "guarantor" of the (nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has become extremely sensitive on the issue of technology transfer, especially to Islamic third world countires. Iranian nuke plans hitting a little close, heh, Russia? The Russian Federation has been engaged in a nasty war with an Islamic revolt in the province of Chechnya. Nonetheless, Moscow continues to "finishing touches" on two new "light-water" nuclear power plants in Bushehr on the Iranian Persian Gulf coast. Question: If Russia presumes that their nuclear technology deal with Iran is for peaceful purposes, why would they get so upset with the possibility of Iranian transfer to other Islamic countries, heh? Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-19 |
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