Iranian defence minister on visit to Russia

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Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar. Photo courtesy AFP.

by Staff Writers
Moscow (AFP) Feb 16, 2009
Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar arrived Monday in Moscow for talks on military and technical cooperation, Interfax reported, citing a defence ministry spokesman.

Iran's defence chief will meet his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov on Tuesday, the spokesman said.

The visit which runs until Wednesday will also include talks with representatives from Russia's state-owned arms export firm, Rosoboronexport, according to a diplomatic-military source cited by Interfax.

"The main point of Mr Najjar's talks in Moscow will be military and technical cooperation... including the question concerning finalising the contract for delivering Russian S-300 surface-to-air systems," the source added.

The Russian government had denied press reports in December that it had begun delivering these sophisticated surface-to-air missiles to Iran.

In 2007, Russia delivered to Iran 29 anti-aircraft TOR-M1 defence systems, which have a shorter range than the S-300, worth an estimated 700 million dollars.

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