UK Agrees To Sell Military Parts To Iran
April 29, 2004
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The Associated Press
LONDON -- The U.K. has made an exception to its embargo on arms sales to Iran to ship aircraft components to the country, the government said Thursday.
Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell said the government was satisfied the parts, originally designed for military aircraft engines, would be put to civilian use in turbines that power pumps for oil and gas pipelines.
"The government is satisfied that there is a minimal risk of diversion to a military end use, and is prepared to make an exception to the U.K. national arms embargo," he said in a written statement.
The U.K. has had an embargo on arms sales to Iran since 1993.
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