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Russian Foreign Ministry expresses "surprise" at U.S. statement on proliferation
Tue Jun 11, 8:29 AM ETMOSCOW - Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed "surprise" Tuesday over a U.S. accusation that Russia was continuing to provide Iran and other states of concern with technology that could be used to develop and deliver weapons of mass destruction.
U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said Monday that Russia "over the years has pursued policies that have led, and continue to lead in our judgment, to the proliferation" of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The U.S.-Russian relationship will depend on whether Moscow stopped the proliferation, he said.In spite of the two countries' increasingly close ties, symbolized by the nuclear arms reduction agreement and declaration of partnership signed last month by Russian President Vladimir Putin ( news - web sites) and U.S. President George Bush, the U.S. government has harshly criticized Russia for allegedly advancing other countries' efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
Russia's nuclear cooperation with Iran particularly concerns Washington. Last month, a senior U.S. official accused Russia of helping Iran to develop a missile with the ability to strike NATO ( news - web sites) countries in Europe for the first time.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said that Russia accords "exceptional importance" to nuclear nonproliferation, that it has joined all international organizations devoted to the problem and that it stands for strengthening their commitments.
He said that Bolton's statement "was surprising" and not supported by any facts.
"To make such declarations without concrete facts is not useful," Yakovenko told reporters.
"If there are such facts, we're prepared to discuss them because it's in Russia's national interest not only to uphold the nonproliferation regime but to strengthen it," he said.
U.S. officials decline to publicly offer evidence to back their accusations, saying they need to protect their sources and methods of surveillance.
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