Russian diplomat dismisses reproaches of West regarding cooperation of Moscow, Tehran
MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The reproaches of Western partners regarding the development of Russian-Iranian trade and economic cooperation that bypasses the unilateral sanctions of the West regarding Tehran are groundless, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said.
"Our Western colleagues definitely dramatize the situation. Their reproaches to us are groundless," Dzhagaryan told Interfax when asked to comment on the statement of U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that if Russia and Iran conclude an agreement on the exchange of Iranian oil for Russian goods, the possibility of which has been reported by mass media outlets, this could affect the dialogue of Iran with P5+1 on its nuclear program.
"We do not recognize the unilateral sanctions of the United States and the European Union regarding Iran, that is why we solely put our national interests first when carrying out trade and economic cooperation with Tehran," the ambassador said.