26 January 2011 - 20:30

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed baseless US-led allegations that the Islamic Republic is pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed baseless US-led allegations that the Islamic Republic is pursuing a nuclear weapons program.
 
"The international community so far has no proof that Iran is building nuclear weapons," he said at the annual World Economic Forum on Wednesday. The Russian president told world leaders and top executives at the forum that his country has long-term relations with Iran.
 
He pointed out that he hopes Moscow can play a fruitful role in the ongoing dialog between Iran and the West. Medvedev also said that he told his Iranian counterpart President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a recent phone call to show that Tehran's nuclear activities are peaceful, the Associated Press reported.

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