| Russian-Iranian Military Union Unrealistic, Unnecessary - Lavrov |
| Wednesday, 22 April 2015 12:42 | ||||||
 Russia 13:42 22.04.2015(updated 13:58 22.04.2015) Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – There is no need for a Russian-Iranian military union and Russia has not received any offers to create one, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
"There is absolutely no need for a military union. We don’t need it and neither do the Iranians. I’m quite sure that we have not received any offers from Iran [to create one] and I believe it’s completely unrealistic and unnecessary,” Lavrov said during an interview to Russian radio stations Sputnik, Ekho Moskvy, and Govorit Moskva.
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