Ambassador says Tehran hopeful to take delivery of S300 air defense from Moscow

L'ambasciatore iraniano in Russia, Mehdi Sanaie, ha detto che Teheran vorrebbe acquistare da Mosca il sistema di difesa aerea S300. Sanaie, durante una conferenza stampa, ha affermato che la Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran spera che il sistema S300 possa soddisfare il bisogno di difesa iraniano.
L'ambasciatore ha assicurato che l'Iran ritiene che l'accordo sulla consegna del sistema sia legale, in quanto il sistema è di natura difensiva. L'ambasciatore ha detto inoltre che l'accordo per l'acquistodel sistema di difesa aerea russo non viola la legge internazionale. 

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The ambassador said that the deal to buy air defense system from Russia does not violate the international law and regulations.

The Russian governments deals with the issue with goodwill, said Sanaie, adding that he raised the delay in delivery of the air defense system with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

He hoped that the case will be closed once the S300 system is delivered to Iran.

Elsewhere in the interview, Sanaie outlined foreign policy of President Hassan Rouhani, and said constructive and effective engagement with the world, detente, reconstruction of relations with the world powers, improved ties with regional states, especially with the neighbors, expansion of relations with traditional partners in Asia and Europe make up for agenda of the new government.

The ambassador elaborated on diplomatic campaign of President Hassan Rouhani to blame the western governments for their arbitrary sanctions on Iran and said that the governments is involved in addressing the difficulties caused by the sanctions.

He said the Iranian diplomacy focuses on campaign against extremism and terrorism and spread of weapons of mass destruction and removal of ambiguities on peaceful nature of Iranˈs nuclear program.

Source IRNA