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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: April 28, 2005 |
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Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed responsibility for Russian affiation with Iran, onto Iran, saying that Tehran needs to do more to assure the world it is not trying to build atomic weapons.
In a news conference in Jerusalem, Putin said Tehran's agreement to return spent nuclear fuel to Russia -- which agreed to supply the material to Iran's Bushehr plant -- "does not seem to be enough."
In addition, he said the Iranians should "abandon all technology to create a full nuclear cycle and also not obstruct their nuclear sites from international control."
In February, Moscow and Tehran signed a fuel supply deal long opposed by Washington, which believes Iran could use Russian know-how to make nuclear weapons.
Putin also defended the planned sale of Russian anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, saying the weapons don't pose a threat to Israel and that he vetoed the sale of longer-range missiles to Syria in order not to upset the military balance in the Middle East.
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Putin hardens line on Iran's nuclear program
- (Yossi Melman)
04.28.2005
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