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Russia 'not selling Iran offensive weapons': Lavrov
Moscow (AFP) Sept 10, 2009 Russia will not sell Iran any "offensive weapons," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, amid reports that Russia has been supplying sophisticated weaponry to the Islamic republic. "We are not selling any offensive weapons to Iran," Lavrov told a gathering in Moscow. "With Iran, we have not done anything that contradicts our international undertakings." Lavrov on Tuesday strongly denied that a cargo ship whose supposed seizure by pirates sparked an international mystery was secretly carrying sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft missiles bound for Iran. The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged vessel with a Russian crew, was hijacked near Sweden in late July before being recovered by the Russian navy in the Atlantic Ocean several weeks later. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Rival bidders pull out all stops for Brazil fighter jet dealSao Paulo (AFP) Sept 10, 2009 Rival bidders trying to sell fighter jets to Brazil on Thursday made a final push for the multi-billion-dollar contract, which looked all but sewn up by France's Dassault. Sweden's Saab and the United States, backing defense contractor Boeing in the race, both emphasized they would transfer important technology to meet Brazil's requirement that it not only acquire new jets but also the ... read more |
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