Sergei Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said this issue had been discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during his visit to Moscow.
"The Israeli side was given full, detailed and comprehensive answers. I believe this issue is closed," he said.
Israel's military conflict with Lebanon-based Islamist group Hizbollah in northern Israel and southern Lebanon began on July 12 when Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into the country. In the month of bloodshed that ensued, around 1,500 Lebanese civilians lost their lives to Israeli bombs, and much of the country's infrastructure was destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese remain homeless, and large areas of the country remain inhabitable due to unexploded cluster bombs.
During the conflict, Israeli media quoted intelligence sources as saying that Israel's ground troop casualties mostly resulted from special Hizbollah antitank units using modern Russian-made RPG-29 that were sold by Moscow to the Syrians, and then transferred to the organization.
But Russia said it strictly adhered in all its arms-supply contracts to its international obligations, which prohibit the transfer of weaponry to third countries.
"If we receive facts confirming these violations, we will investigate them," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the time. "If these cases are confirmed, we will take serious action."
After a meeting with the Russian president on Thursday, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he appreciated the Russian leader's help in passing Resolution 1701 through the UN Security Council to impose an embargo on arms supplies to Lebanon's militant groups, but said Israel's border with Syria should be closed to prevent any further arms smuggling.
