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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Bush promised Lavrov not to launch war against Iran
    03.02.2007 15:07 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Upon return from Washington Russian FM Sergey Lavrov
    briefed on the basic topics discussed during the meeting with
    President George Bush. `The Bush administration assured me that the
    U.S. is not planning a war against Iran,' the Russian Foreign Minister
    said, reports the BBC Russian branch.

    `The U.S. assured us that the presence of additional forces and
    equipment in the Persian Gulf region is aimed at stabilization,' said
    Lavrov.

    In his words, Moscow and Washington assume that talks with Iran should
    be held via the UN Security Council. Moscow rates U.S. sanctions
    against Iran as illegitimate and is also going to press for their
    cancellation. `We will press for cancellation of these sanction as in
    the case with `Sukhoy', Sergey Lavrov underscored.
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