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Russia will still cooperate with Iran - FM Lavrov

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The ratification by Russia of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism will not restrict the country's cooperation with Iran, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - The ratification by Russia of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism will not restrict the country's cooperation with Iran, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.

Iran has been at the center of an international dispute this year over its nuclear ambitions. Some countries suspect the Islamic Republic of pursuing a covert weapons program, but Tehran has consistently denied the claims and says it needs nuclear energy for civilian needs.

"I see no danger," Sergei Lavrov said in the lower house of Russia's parliament. "All existing laws [on fighting nuclear terror] are observed by Russia."

The State Duma has ratified the convention, which is the first comprehensive treaty aimed at preventing terrorist attacks using WMDs.

Lavrov said Russia's cooperation with Iran in the nuclear sphere was completely controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"Nuclear cooperation with Iran is transparent and legal and fully controlled by the IAEA," he said. He added that no evidence of any specific occasions when the country violated its agreements were provided to the international community.

Lavrov said Russian laws were very strict regarding dispatches of nuclear materials to other countries.

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