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Article: Russia denies role in sale of sensitive military equipment to Iraq
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- March 24, 2003
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Dateline: MOSCOW
A government spokesman on Monday denied that Russia had sold sensitive
military equipment to Iraq, including anti-tank guided missiles, night-
vision goggles and jamming devices, in violation of U.N. sanctions.
The Washington Post reported on Sunday that three Russian companies
were involved in the sales. The U.S. State Department said it had
raised the issue with senior government officials a number of times,
particularly over the past two weeks, because the equipment could
pose a direct threat to coalition forces.
Such sales would violate U.N. sanctions, which have allowed Iraq only
to import such goods approved by the so-called oil-for-food program.