Arms
trade/ Russia's ties with Iran
had strengthened recently
Russia might deliver a
long-overdue S-300 air defence missile system to Iran, honouring a contract
that was cancelled in 2010 following strong pressure from the West, Iranian and
Russian media said on Tuesday.
Russian
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is visiting Tehran and signed an agreement with
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan to boost cooperation,
Iran's Fars semi-official news agency said.
Fars said the two
countries would resolve problems with the delivery of the advanced missile
system, while Russia's RIA state news confirmed the issue was once again under
discussion.
"A
step was taken in the direction of cooperation on the economy and arms
technology, at least for such defensive systems such as the S-300 and S-400.
Probably we will deliver them," RIA quoted Colonel General Leonid Ivashov
as saying.
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