Russia: Iran nuclear deal will not create arms race
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MOSCOW - An interim agreement between six world powers and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program will not lead to a new arms race, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Monday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a final agreement based on the terms reached in the Swiss city of Lausanne would threaten his country's survival and increase the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
But Lavrov, whose country took part in the talks in Lausanne, said: "There are no reasons for an arms race."
"Iran will be the most checked and inspected country if the principles agreed in Lausanne are transferred into the language of practical agreements," he said in an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, head of state news organisation Rossiya Segodnya.
