Russian FM acknowledges "Iran’s legitimate security concerns"

Munich, Feb 6, IRNA — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on
Saturday called on western countries to take "Iran’s legitimate
security concerns" seriously.

"Iran has legitimate security concerns, no doubt about it," Lavrov
said in his remarks to the Munich Security Conference.

"Iran was attacked a couple of times in recent history. Iran did not
attack anybody," he added.

Lavrov linked the settlement of the Iranian nuclear dispute to
resolving other crises hotspots in the Middle East, among them
Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon.

"We cannot afford tackling the Iranian nuclear program in isolation by
ignoring what is going around this region, including between Israel
and the Arab states," he added.

Meanwhile, the Russian official urged the international community "to
find a technical fix" to the issue of the Tehran research reactor.

"It could really make a difference and could really create a new
atmosphere," Lavrov said.

He emphasized that a long-term solution to the Iranian nuclear
stalemate should take into account the overall Mideast security
architecture.