Russia warns of the dangers of the Okos partnership

Moscow-Sana

Russia has warned that the conclusion of the Okos military partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia could bring dangerous repercussions to the world's non-proliferation regime.

Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said during a session of the IAEA Board of Governors to discuss Okos: The content of this initiative and the possible consequences of its implementation cause concrete concern, stressing that the formation of Okos brings concrete risks to international security and increases tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. And outside it, and inconsistent with the responsibilities of the partners in the non-proliferation field.

Ulyanov stressed that plans to supply Australia with nuclear submarines with the help of the United States and Britain are causing a "sabotage effect" of the NPT system, expressing his country's concern about the Australian side's statements about its readiness to receive all kinds of American warplanes in its territory, recalling that the special "START 3" treaty By reducing nuclear weapons between Moscow and Washington prohibits the deployment of American strategic bombers outside the borders of the United States.

Ulyanov announced that Russia is also monitoring the risk of the extension of NATO's "joint nuclear missions" to Australia, pointing out that these activities violate the nuclear non-proliferation regime and lack transparency.

On the other hand, Ulyanov confirmed the start of informal consultations in preparation for resuming the Vienna negotiations to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement next Monday, considering that the agreement in this regard still requires great efforts.

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, confirmed that talks to revive the nuclear agreement in Vienna will focus on the United States returning to the agreement signed in 2015.