Russia won't trade Iran for US AMD system

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Russia will not peddle Iran away for missile defence Medvedev
03 March, 2009, 17:20

Foreign policy exchange to solve the problem of deployment of the US AMD system in Eastern Europe is counter-productive and unacceptable, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during his official visit to Spain.

Yahoo StumbleUpon Google Live Technorati Scoop del.icio.us Digg Sphinn Furl Reddit At a joint media briefing with the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Russian president denied receiving any offer of a trade-off of the Iranian nuclear problem in exchange for the cancellation of deployment of American anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe.

Medvedev also labelled any kinds of trade-offs in foreign relations as counter-productive. The Russian president also said that Moscow is encouraged by the positive signals from Washington.

Thus, Medvedev commented on earlier media speculation about entering into correspondence with the US president on the matter of American missile-defence in Europe.

If the new US administration manifests common sense and proposes a new alternative plan that would satisfy all Europeans and Washington, and would be acceptable to our country, we are ready to discuss it, Medvedev stated.

It should be a global defence system, not a fragment located near the Russian border. The signals we are getting from Washington show they are ready to talk about it. And there are no trade-offs concerning Iran's nuclear programme. We have been working very closely with the US on this issue, he added, speaking at the

Earlier this week Russian newspaper Kommersant Daily and The New York Times reported that about three weeks ago Obama had sent a letter to Medvedev.

Obama allegedly expressed the opinion that the US could possibly halt deployment of missile defence systems in Poland and the Czech Republic in return for Moscow helping Washington to block the Iranians nuclear programme and prevent them from developing nuclear weapons.


Spain and Russia: strategic partners
President Medvedev is coming to the end of his two-day visit to Spain. He's signed a deal which will provide Spain with gas from the Russian Far East, and an agreement allowing Spanish military supplies to travel via Russia to Afghanistan.

Also, the two countries have signed a declaration on strategic partnership in all spheres of relations, including political, economic, cultural, scientific, technical and educational sectors.

"The parties have reached an agreement to improve the mechanism of broad and regular interstate consultations and agree that the Russian president and the Spanish prime minister will meet at least once a year to give impetus to the entire spectrum of relations that make up the strategic partnership," the document reads.

The two parties have also confirmed their joint co-operation on counter-terrorism, the fight against organised crime and drug-trafficking.

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[kessmypersainass]

its about time russia  steped up and said some thing shhhh....

[ArcolaBridge]

you must make sense for others to listen...

[0098xxx]

@camljockykilla SHUT UP IM SO SICK OF THAT CHOSEN ONE NONSENCE THATS ALL BULLSHIT U FUCKING IDIOT U AINT NUTTIN SPECIAL U JEWS ARE JUST PIECE OF SHIT . IRAN WILL FUCK UP ISRAEL SO BADDD WE WILL BLOW UR ASSES BACK TO AUSCHWITZ WHERE YOU SCUM BELONG FUCK ISRAEL VIVA IRAN

[camljockykilla]

Russia will trade Iran for 50,000dollars...Iran is worthless and is supporting czechan muslim rebels!!DEATH TO IRAN,MAY ISRAEL AND THE USA KICK THEIR STINKY ASSES...THIS IS A ROGUE ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT ,THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

IRAN!!WHAT A JOKE!!DEATH TO IRANIAN GOVERNMENT!!THEN NEXT ONE WILL BE SMART LIKE SHAH WAS AND MAKE PEACE WITH THE CHOSEN ONES,ISRAEL!!LONG LIVE ZIONISM!!!

[polygamous1]

@holo19 NO the zionist do n they are as different as day n night Real jews all they want is to live in peace work n worship God most zionist are not even Real jews they are Khazans converted to Judaism later not saying its wrong to convert to any religion if u feel its better that your own its Many israeli human right groups helping Palestinians all the y can troops refusing to serve in the occupied territories out of princible most germans were never nazis most israelis are Not facist

[rebel69rebel]

I´m Spanish. Our president Zapatero is the worst president in history. He is destroying our country. I hope you won´t have this sort of PM. He is very very dangerous...

Be carefull with him...

[believersunderground]

they say they are jews but, are not. If you are worshiping greed. and your a jew then Isiah 58 is for you. if not then they were never jews in the first place. Scott (BUG)

[holo19]

the jews own the world banks

[believersunderground]

World Bank rules the world, this is just a side show. wake up! can any one say G 20 your real leader is in Ganiva. and there LOL at all of you. as they play all sides against the middle. Scott (BUG)

[proficiency1]

jewmericans must b worry..youe end is near.......russia\iran will and r rule...

[shipoopi92]

the only people in america that worship MLK r the blacks and the fuckin hippies. no 1 else really gives a shit

[Darkmoon0999]

both US amd Russia r fuked up, but i like Russia a little more tham US.