http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-237/0802150324191831.htm Iran's envoy: Iran and Russia can rid world of dollar's slavery Moscow, Feb 15, IRNA Iran-Russia-Dollar Iran's Ambassador to Moscow said here Friday Iran and Russia, as major energy suppliers, can rid the world of US dollar's slavery by promoting oil and gas deals using different currencies. Gholam-Reza Ansari further emphasized in an interview with 'Echo Moscow Radio', "We have been trying to launch an Oil Stock Market in Iran and also trying to find substitute currencies for Iran's oil sales, that can be Russia's ruble." He appreciated Russian Prime Minister's First Deputy Dimitri Medoviv's Friday remarks on Russia's intention to sell its oil using rubles, saying, "That was a brave move." The Iranian Ambassador focusing on world's large gas producers, said, "We need to establish an organization as soon as possible to regulate the market and monitor the proper usage of this product." Elsewhere in his interview, Ansari rejected Western countries' position against Iran's achievements in peaceful nuclear technology and aerospace engineering, arguing, "By sending a satellite to earth orbit Iran intends to decrease the hazards of natural disasters, such as floods and earthquakes." He added, "Such moves are totally within the framework of international laws and conventions, pursuing absolutely no military objectives." Ansari added, "On the other hand, as a free and independent nation, we cannot ask for the permission of the United States and the west for taking any step to safeguard our nation's interests, just as Russia does not do so for its scientific and other national activities." Iran's Ambassador to Russia in his radio interview also elaborated on Iranian nation's achievements during the 29 years since the glorious victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. -- -------------------------------------------------------- newslog archives: http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog How We the People can change the world http://www.governourselves.org/ Escaping the Matrix: http://escapingthematrix.org/ The Phoenix Project http://www.wakingthephoenix.org/ The Post-Bush Regime: A Prognosis http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7693 Community Democracy Framework: http://cyberjournal.org/DemocracyFramework.html cyberjournal: http://cyberjournal.org Moderator: •••@••.••• (comments welcome)
