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Tuesday 7 April 2015 - 09:41
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Iran nuclear deal will not create arms race: Russia

(Reuters) - An interim agreement between six world powers andIranon Tehran's nuclear program will not lead to a new arms race, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Monday.

The deal reached last Thursday byIran, the United States, Britain,France,Germany,ChinaandRussiawould curb Tehran's nuclear research for at least a decade and gradually lift Western sanctions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a final agreement based on the terms reached in the Swiss city of Lausanne would threaten his country's survival and increase the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

But Lavrov, whose country took part in the talks in Lausanne, said: "There are no reasons for an arms race."

"Iranwill be the most checked and inspected country if the principles agreed in Lausanne are transferred into the language of practical agreements," he said in an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, head of state news organization Rossiya Segodnya.

In excerpts of the interview published by Russia's RIA news agency, Lavrov blamed the United States and Europe for delays in securing the framework deal last week.

He also said the lifting of sanctions would helpRussiabecause it would allowIranto pay in full for deals with Russia's nuclear agency, Rosatom.

By Reuters
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vincent calistro
Thank you Russia for being there for Iran. Russia & China need to be there every step for the next 10 years to keep Iran strong and safe.To many nations hate Iran because of the US and European Nations.