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| Iran denies pact with Syria for Russian weapons |
| 2007-07-23 |
| Iran denied Sunday any pact with Syria to buy Russian weapons as long as Damascus does not initiate peace talks with Israel. During a press conference, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini rejected the claim against Tehran, terming it "a media game and propaganda" The claim targeted the good ties between Iran and Syria that agree on many critical issues, such as Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, he added. On Saturday, Asharq Alawsat newspaper said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad to fund a deal worth USD one billion of Russian and North Korean weapons, as well as supply a mid-range missile complex in Syria as long as Damascus pledges not to go through the peace process with Israel. In addition, Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth claimed that Ahmadinejad had asked Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mishal to postpone the deal to release imprisoned Israel soldier Gilat Shalit until this summer's end. Hosseini showed his nation's desire to benefit from these talks to release Iranian diplomats held in Iraq by US forces since last January, adding that Tehran will utilize all available opportunities to release those officials. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #1 Can't stop thinking "...pants on fire." |
| Posted by: OyVey1 2007-07-23 13:24 |