Taking the position that since clearly the Iranian missiles totally suck there is no need for a missile defense system in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying "The tests in Iran have only confirmed that Iran at the moment has rockets with a range of up to 1,243 miles. That confirms what we have said before".
"That is that the current idea of deploying a U.S. ... missile shield in Europe, with its parameters, is not needed to monitor and react to these particular rockets with this range."
"We continue to be convinced of the invented nature of discussions about the Iranian rocket threat as a motive for the deployment of the missile shield in Europe," Lavrov said.
Lavrov then suggested that negotiations were perhaps a better way to proceed than threats. A crazy idea that just might work.
"Overall we are in favor of any problems which are linked to Iran being resolved through negotiations, political and diplomatic methods, by bringing Iran into a mutually respectful and concrete dialogue," Lavrov said.
"Not through threats that are voiced periodically that 'force will be used so that, once and for all, all the problems are resolved'. That will not work."
July 19 European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator to talk about a package of incentives to persuade Iran to comply with international demands over its nuclear program.
"We take the view that these proposals are comprehensive enough, deep enough, contain enough positive stimuli that it will be possible, as a result of these talks, to create the conditions for subsequent negotiations," Lavrov said.
"That is that the current idea of deploying a U.S. ... missile shield in Europe, with its parameters, is not needed to monitor and react to these particular rockets with this range."
"We continue to be convinced of the invented nature of discussions about the Iranian rocket threat as a motive for the deployment of the missile shield in Europe," Lavrov said.
Lavrov then suggested that negotiations were perhaps a better way to proceed than threats. A crazy idea that just might work.
"Overall we are in favor of any problems which are linked to Iran being resolved through negotiations, political and diplomatic methods, by bringing Iran into a mutually respectful and concrete dialogue," Lavrov said.
"Not through threats that are voiced periodically that 'force will be used so that, once and for all, all the problems are resolved'. That will not work."
July 19 European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator to talk about a package of incentives to persuade Iran to comply with international demands over its nuclear program.
"We take the view that these proposals are comprehensive enough, deep enough, contain enough positive stimuli that it will be possible, as a result of these talks, to create the conditions for subsequent negotiations," Lavrov said.
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