THE OCCIDENT INTENTIONALLY ENLARGES THE PROBLEM OF THE MILITARY
CO-OPERATION OF RUSSIA WITH IRAN








MOSCOW March 14.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  According to the Russian
Minister for the Businesses etrangeres Igor Ivanov, the Occident gives
knowingly to the related questions has the co-operation
technico-soldier between Russia and Iran of dimensions which they do
not have.  It is what the head of Russian diplomacy A declares with
the journalists has the exit of the talks that it had in the Kremlin
with Iranian president Mohamad Khatemi.  " the co-operation
technico-soldier is an element of the co-operation of our countries
and that which one observes between the other States, and there is
nothing extraordinary here ", said Igor Ivanov.

In his opinion, the attempts to place in the being referred foreground
the purpose of the only questions has the co-operation
technico-soldier are to throw a shade on the relations Russo-Iranian
women which, to take again the minister, are developpent in a
harmonious and dynamic way.

Igor Ivanov has rappele that the Russian president had states on this
subject that the co-operation technico-soldier between Russia and Iran
will have dimensions which will necessitera the defensive capacity of
Iran and will not be prejudiciable has any third country.