The Kremlin has ruled out the possibility of a trade-off between nuclear cooperation with Iran and a controversial US missile defense system.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC to be aired on Sunday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggested that he does not think his American counterpart Barack Obama would agree to such an exchange.
Obama's drive to reset relations with Moscow took a huge stride last month when reports claimed that the White House might forgo the defense shield in Eastern Europe if Moscow uses its relations with Iran and address US concerns about Tehran's nuclear efforts.
"As for Iran, we have full relations with that country but our position is based on well-known UN resolutions and on the approach set out by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), namely that Iran's nuclear program should be peaceful. That's our position and we have always told Iran that," Medvedev said.
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