Nasim Iran expects Russia to fulfill its contract for delivery of S-300 missile defense systems, Irans ambassador to Russia said in an interview with Ria Novosti on Tuesday.Mehdi Sanai said the systems are defensive, so no international laws, norms and rules are violated.
Sanai said that he had discussed the issue with Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the latters visit to Iran, and noted Moscows good will in its resolution.
We hope the armaments will be delivered to Iran, Sanai said.
Russia agreed a $800 million deal in late 2007 to supply five S-300 systems to Iran, then suspended the contract in 2010 claiming the contract violates certain UN Security Council resolutions. Iran responded by filing a $4 billion lawsuit with an arbitration court in Geneva against the Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
On nuclear negotiations of Iran and the P5+1 Sanai told that his country hopes the P5+1 will stick to preliminary agreements made with Tehran in Geneva last month.
By Nasim Online
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