RUSSIA WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE SHARE WITH THE PROGRAM OF REEQUIPEMENT OF
THE IRANIAN ARMEE








MOSCOW, March 13.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " /. Russia will take an
active share reequipement has the implementation of the program of of
the forces armees Iranian prevu for 25 years, works out by the leaders
of the country into 2000 in order to face has the unstable situation
and explosive which prevaut in the area, has advertisement the Russian
ministry of Defense.




With the premiere stage of the program, they will be the deliveries in
Iran of defensives conventional weapons within the framework of four
cooperation agreements technico-soldier master keys between 1989 and
1991.  Russia had them realisees only partly, because of the
Gore-Tchernomyrdine agreement which remained in force of 1995 has
December 2000.




After having denonce this extremely desavantageux document for it,
Russia proposes to show its deliveries of weapons in Iran, strict
conformity with the national legislation and its international
engagements.  It is in particular prevu to deliver to the Iranian
forces armees more than 570 tanks T-72S, a thousand of vehicules of
transport of personnel, anti-air installations, as of technical
documentations destinees has to organize the production of weapons in
Iran.  The coOet of these delivery is regard has 1,5 billion dollar.
Under the steps, it is prohibited A Iran to give to third countries
the Russian licences until 2011, has one indicates to the ministry for
Defense.




Within the framework of these same agreements, it is also prevu to
deliver has Iran of the ammunition of aviation and the spare parts for
the Mig-29 and Known-25MK apparatuses.  One also plans to take again
the Russian technical aid in the creation and the definitif equipment
of the infrastructures cotieres for the submarines of project 877EKM.





In the middle of the current year, Moscow should conclude with Teheran
one cinquieme cooperation agreement technico-soldier.  The
nomenclature of the armaments and the Russian weaponries whose
deliveries could debuter into 2002 would comprise the batteries of
anti-air missiles S-300PMU and other anti-air complexes, radars, the
planes modernize Mig-29 and Known-27, of the high-speed motorboats
carry-missiles, unloading and patrol.




Currently, Iran possede 24 Mig-29 apparatuses and 12 apparatuses 24MK,
three submarines diesel of project 877EKM, 422 tanks T-72S, 413
vehicules blinds, of the batteries of anti-air missiles S-200 and
Vega-E, as well as other weaponries of manufacture Russian.