RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 51, Part I, 14 March 2001
MOSCOW REJECTS U.S. CRITICISM OF IRAN TIES. Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on 13 March that "relations between Russia and Iran are not directed against third countries," ITAR-TASS reported. "On the contrary," he said, "they are meant to stabilize the situation in the region where our countries cooperate." And he criticized what he said are deliberate attempts "to cast Iran and Russia in a bad light." Ivanov's comments came on the second day of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's visit to Russia, a visit that has already resulted in arms and nuclear equipment deals that have been criticized by the U.S. Department of State. PG
Copyright (c) 2001. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. http://www.rferl.org
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