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Transparency of Iran-Russia nuclear cooperation confirmed

IRNA

Moscow, Oct 27, IRNA -- State Duma`s Security Committee Deputy 
Chairman Victor Ilyukhin here on Monday stressed the transparency of 
Iran-Russia nuclear cooperation. 
He told IRNA that Iran proved to the world that the transparency 
of its nuclear cooperation with Russia should not be doubted. 
"Given that Iran is Russia`s most significant partner in the 
region, Russia is not willing to witness any clashes in the country. 
Turning to keen interest of the Russians in bolstering ties with 
Iran, he said there is strong public support for Moscow`s foreign 
policy to this end and called for its proper use in various affairs. 
"Russia should make the best use of the historical opportunity 
provided by Iran, given the priority given to Russia in its foreign 
policy. 
"Unfortunately, however, the available potentials and facilities 
have not yet been used to the further expand bilateral relations," he 
added. 
He referred to recent visit of the three EU foreign ministers to 
Iran as Europe`s political victory over the US in settling 
international issues. 
"The visit of European ministers to Iran proved their reluctance 
to repeat Iraq`s crisis in the international scene," he added. 
Regarding Iran-Russia cooperation on Caspian Sea affairs, he said 
that in the long-run such cooperation will not only be to the interest
of both sides, but all the states bordering the Caspian will benefit 
from it. 
Pointing to Iran`s favorable attitude to the initiative on signing
an agreement of friendship and cooperation with the Caspian Sea 
littoral states, he added that Iran is better acquainted with the 
difficulties associated with the sea. 
He noted that in case the Caspian littoral states fail to 
cooperate with one another, foreigners will interfere in their 
affairs. 
The prominent Russian lawyer said that the agreements reached 
between Iran and the former Soviet Union on the Caspian Sea are still 
legally valid. 
"As a successor to the former Soviet Union, Russia should 
cooperate with Iran in accordance to these documents. This will be to 
the benefit of all Caspian Sea littoral states," he concluded. 
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