Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised President Shimon Peres Tuesday that Russia will review a decision to sell Iran S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Peres told his Russian counterpart that a Iranian nuclear weapon would be a "flying death camp." The two leaders met in the Russian president's summer residence in the Black Sea town of Sochi.
Peres had also asked Medvedev to assist in the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit by pressuring Syrian and Hamas leadership in Damascus. Medvedev responded by offering resources, including engaging its intelligence and diplomatic corps in efforts to secure Shalit's release.
Peres brought up an agreement which had been signed between Russia and Iran on the sale of several S-300 anti-aircraft systems. Peres asked that the Russian government not carry out the deal, saying that it would violate the "delicate balance" of power in the entire region.
He added that Israel has "clear proof that Russian weapons reach the hands of terrorist organizations, especially Hamas and Hezbollah, which receive them from Iran and Syria."
Medvedev noted that Russia opposed selling weapons that violate the "delicate Middle East balance", and that it had no intention of changing this policy.
Peres argued to the Russian president that everything must be done to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
"A large part of my family was killed by the Nazis in Belarus," Peres said. "I can't just sit there when I hear the statements of an Iranian president calling to eliminate the State of Israel. As far as I'm concerned, a nuclear bomb in Iranian hands means only one thing - it's a flying death camp."
"I'm not saying he'll do it tomorrow morning, but there's no certainty such an attack won't happen," Peres said. "The fact that Iran invests billions of dollars in developing long-range ballistic missiles while developing their nuclear program is a very clear indication of its intentions."
Russia opposes nuclear Iran
The Russian president said that Russia opposed nuclear weapon capability in the hands of Tehran.
"We are all concerned by this situation, and we have no doubt that if Iran gets nuclear weapons it'll lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which is a very bad scenario," he said.
Medvedev also referred to negotiations between Israel and Syria, saying he believed Syrian president Bashar Assad was ready for direct peace talks with Israel. Peres
responded that Israel is ready to engage in direct talks with Syria without preconditions, so long as Damascus stops supporting Palestinian terrorist organizations and Hezbollah.
Peres also slammed the denial of the Holocaust by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a disgrace for the entire Iranian people.
Peres said that although Ahmadinejad had on several occasions denied the mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis, the Israeli leader had hopes for peace between Israel and Iran.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1108558.html
ประธานาธิบดี Medvedev ของรัสเซียได้ให้สัญญากับประธานาธิบดี Peres ของอิสราเอลว่าจะพิจาณณาการขายอาวุธปล่อยพื้นสู่อากาศพิสัยไกลแบบ S-300 ให้อิหร่านอีกครั้งเพื่อรักษาสมดุลในภูมิภาค
โโยอิหร่านมีความต้องการที่จะจัดหา SAM พิสัยไกลอย่าง S-300 มานานเพื่อป้องกันการโจมตีทางอากาศจากอิสราเอลครับ ซึ่งล่าสุดก็มีข่าวว่าอิหร่านจะจัดหา HQ-9 ซึ่งคล้ายคลึงกันจากจีนแทน
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