普京爲恢復向伊朗出售導彈辯解

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Iran's willingness to try to reach a settlement over its nuclear program was behind his decision to clear the way for the possible sale of an S-300 air defense system to Tehran.

俄羅斯總統普京星期四說，伊朗願意努力就其核計劃達成協議，爲他決定向伊朗出售S-300 防空系統鋪平了道路。

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Mr. Putin spoke Thursday in an annual live question-and-answer session on Russian television, taking questions from members of the Russian public.

普京星期四在俄羅斯電視臺進行每年一次的問答，回答俄羅斯民衆的問題。

Moscow signed a contract worth $800 million back in 2007 to supply Tehran with five S-300 batteries. But Russia froze the contract three years later after the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on Iran.

莫斯科2007年與伊朗簽署了8億美元的合同，向伊朗提供S-300防空系統，但是俄羅斯三年後在安理會決定製裁伊朗後凍結了合同。

On Monday, hours after Moscow announced the decision to lift the ban, the U.S. Obama administration expressed concern over the development.

星期一，美國政府在俄羅斯宣佈解除對伊朗禁運幾個小時之後對俄羅斯的做法表示關注。

The U.S. State Department said transfer of S-300 missiles to Iran would not violate existing U.N. Security Council sanctions, but the U.S. believes "this is not the time" for the sale, given the unrest in the region.

美國務院說，向伊朗交付導彈不違反現有的安理會制裁，但是美國認爲，那個地區局勢動盪，現在向伊朗出售武器不合時宜。