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Moscow to Tehran: Don't test our patience
One of Russia's former prime ministers, Yevgeni Primakov[**], also known as the "desert fox" for his role in shaping Moscow's policies on the Middle East, has issued a stern warning to Iran on the growing nuclear tension out of Tehran. Following this, Iran announced that the planned meetings with Russia regarding the enrichment of Iranian uranium in Russia had been postponed. Immediately prior to Tehran's announcement of the postponed meetings, Primakov said in a statement to the Interfax news agency, "Iran should know that Russia and China are about to run out of patience."
Speaking about the situation concerning Iran, Primakov, who is currently the head of the Russian Foreign Trade Bureau, said "As Russia, we are in a sensitive position. We defend the right of Iran to have peaceful nuclear atomic technology. We advice that as a guarantee of the fact that they won't use this technology for weapons, that the enriched uranium for their use be produced in Russia under joint control and inspection. This is a way out of the crisis for Iran. Recognizing this, Tehran should accept Russia's offer, which still stands."
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[**] Primakov, Yevgeny Maximovitch
Primakov was probably born Yona Finkelstein in Kiev, Ukraine, to Jewish parents, in 1929 (some sources give 1928). His childhood is something he refuses to discuss and is subject to speculation.
The name Primakov derives from a Ukrainian word meaning "adopted son" or "step-son" and this has been interpreted to mean he was adopted or fostered, but there is no confirmation of this.
He was raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, and educated in Moscow. He started his career as a journalist, and probably also later spied for the KGB. In 1970 he was appointed to the Soviet Academy of Sciences and became director of two of its institutes (Oriental Affairs and World Economy and International Relations). He entered the Soviet parliament and became part of the inner circle trying on the one hand to keep the Soviet Union from disintegrating, and on the other, to govern the new Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev made him head of foreign intelligence in 1991, and in 1996 he became foreign minister under Boris Yeltsin. In 1998 Yeltsin appointed him Russian premier, but fired him the next year.
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