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IRANIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS PLOTTING ATTEMPT ON PUTIN'S LIFE?
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.10.2007 16:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran
this week despite a warning by his secret service that an alleged
plot to assassinate him has been in the works. "There are no changes
in the schedule. Preparations for the visit are underway," a Russian
delegation representative said.
Earlier, the Interfax news agency cited unnamed Russian security
service sources as saying suicide bombers were plotting to kill Mr
Putin in Tehran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed the reports as "completely baseless".
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the reports were
"part of a psychological war waged by enemies to disrupt relations
between Iran and Russia".
"Such erroneous reports will have no effect on the program already
decided upon for Mr Putin's visit to Tehran," he said, BBC reports.
The federal security service refrains from comments on plotted
assassination.
Putin's visit to Iran is scheduled for October 15-16.
The Russian President is expected to attend Tuesday's summit of Caspian
Sea nations (Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan).
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.10.2007 16:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran
this week despite a warning by his secret service that an alleged
plot to assassinate him has been in the works. "There are no changes
in the schedule. Preparations for the visit are underway," a Russian
delegation representative said.
Earlier, the Interfax news agency cited unnamed Russian security
service sources as saying suicide bombers were plotting to kill Mr
Putin in Tehran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed the reports as "completely baseless".
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the reports were
"part of a psychological war waged by enemies to disrupt relations
between Iran and Russia".
"Such erroneous reports will have no effect on the program already
decided upon for Mr Putin's visit to Tehran," he said, BBC reports.
The federal security service refrains from comments on plotted
assassination.
Putin's visit to Iran is scheduled for October 15-16.
The Russian President is expected to attend Tuesday's summit of Caspian
Sea nations (Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan).