Iran to drop lawsuit if Russia delivers air defense systems - ambassador
If Iran sees that Russia has changed its position on the
delivery of S-300 missile systems, Iran will also "change its
conduct," Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told
Interfax news agency.
He said that Iran resorted to judicial prosecution after Russia
refused to deliver the systems to Iran according to the
stipulations of a previously signed contract. Russia refused to
deliver the systems under the pretext that they were covered in the
UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran.
"Under the contract, if either party fails to abide by the obligations assumed, the other party will have the right to turn to court," Sajjadi said.
The Iranian ambassador's remarks came after Russian Technologies
(Rostech) CEO Sergei Chemezov said on May 30 that Moscow seeks to
reach a settlement with Tehran to withdraw its lawsuit against
Russia's state-run arms export company Rosoboronexport over the
canceled deal as Russia's chances "to win the case are very
slim."
Chemezov said that the US had applied heavy pressure on Moscow to
stop the agreement under the pretext that the deal was against the
UNSC sanctions. The Russian official, added, however, that
Washington later changed its rhetoric, saying the UN resolution did
not specifically mention the S-300 system and claiming that Russia
had acted on its own.
Under a contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide
Iran with at least five S-300 defense systems.
Russia, however, refused to deliver the systems to Iran under the
pretext that they are covered by the fourth round of the UN
Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against Iran.
In September 2010, then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a
decree banning the delivery of the defense systems to the Islamic
Republic.
Iran has filed a complaint against Rosoboronexport in the
International Court of Arbitration in Geneva.
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