Reuters: Russia's military cooperation with Iran complies with international law but it is ready to take into account U.S. and Israeli concerns, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia's military cooperation with Iran complies with international law but it is ready to take into account U.S. and Israeli concerns, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"These issues … are decided exclusively within the law and Russian national regulations," he told a news conference after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "We are supplying non-destabilising, defensive weapons."
"We fully take into account concerns voiced by our U.S. and Israeli partners and favour intensification of work on proposals made by the 5-plus-one group, which include … the start of equal talks with Iran and other regional states to ensure common security," he added.
Lavrov said Russia hoped to reach "new level" of economic ties with the United States.
