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| Iran, Russia Stress Parliamentary Ties |
| 2004-07-13 |
| Russia? Our friend? ...please... Head of the Russian Duma Security Commission Vladimir Vasilyev in Moscow Monday underscored the importance of his country’s ties Iran. In a meeting with Iran’s charge d’affaires in Moscow Qorban Ali Sayfi, Vasilyev said Moscow is prepared for all out cooperation and expansion of bilateral ties in all areas. Sayfi also expressed hope that Tehran-Moscow ties will be expanded in the future. The two sides also reviewed ways of exchanging parliamentary delegation within the framework of their parliamentary friendship group. Sayfi also explored ways to expand parliamentary ties between Iran and Russia in a meeting with Russian head of the Iran-Russia parliamentary friendship group Yuri Savliev here last week. The two sides during the meeting exchanged views regarding the regular meetings of the two countries’ parliamentary friendship groups, and how to take full advantage of them in order to achieve the pre-determined objectives. During the meeting it was also agreed that a similar friendship group would be established in Iranian Majlis and the two sides should establish closer ties. The two sides meanwhile talked about bilateral ties in various fields, the current status of the Central Asian republics and Iraq. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #11 Russia has already allied itself with Iran, has already provided nuclear assistence to it. Your belief that it hasn't reflect once again nothing more than your complete rejection of reality. Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions Tell that to Grozny, you stupid ad-hominem girl. Can we get Jen banned here? She's nothing more than one disgusting insult after another. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM |
| #10 Russia has already allied itself with Iran, has already provided nuclear assistence to it. Your belief that it hasn't reflect once again nothing more than your complete rejection of reality. Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions Tell that to Grozny, you stupid ad-hominem girl. Can we get Jen banned here? She's nothing more than one disgusting insult after another. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM |
| #9 Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions and certainly more than the mullahs. Further, Russia has nothing to gain from being allied with Iran and a lot to lose by getting on the wrong side of the USA (again). You're talking out of your Greek posterior again (which I have no doubt is as repulsive as it is erroneous). |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-07-14 12:11:34 AM |
| #8 Jen, read #3, where I've already answered your question. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 11:49:14 PM |
| #7 stone-cold cruelty? Maybe a slice of that should be opened for the mullahs? personally and in close-quarters? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-13 10:11:06 PM |
| #6 ..."They know what Russia is capable of..." And what exactly is that, pray tell, Mr. Greek expert? Russia can't pay its army, they blew themselves up at their own war games, their subs sink and they can't put down the Islamist insurgency in Chechnya, so what awesome feats are the mad mullahs marveling at? |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-07-13 9:59:31 PM |
| #5 The Iranian leadership may be evil but they've never shown themselves to be insane. They know what Russia is capable of, and Russia knows that the Iranians know it. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 9:53:46 PM |
| #4 that'll be moral comfort in the Russian blast radius |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-13 8:47:38 PM |
| #3 Russia has the power to nuke Iran to utter oblivion, and none of the West's moral inhibitions against doing so. One or five nukes wouldn't bring Russia to its knees, it would bring Iran to annihilation. I'm sure that Putin has explained carefully to Iran that all nuke material should only be applied towards the destruction of Israel, and never passed northwards to Caucasus. They could also add that they won't care to actually prove it was the Iranians who so did it, they will be held responsible regardless. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 8:33:32 PM |
| #2 Valid point Zenster. Azerbajan, Dagestan, Chechnya, & all that energy wealth of the mid-Western Caspian Sea/Caucasus Mountains region is an area the mullahs to the south .......would love to grab. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-07-13 7:28:17 PM |
| #1 As someone else here mentioned so presciently. Iran's first package may well go to the Chechens. What will Russia do then? After they're done decontaminating Moscow, that is. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-07-13 7:20:02 PM |