Putin in Iran against military action in Caspian

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Source: Reuters

Putin in Iran against military action in Caspian
Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:19am EDT

By Oleg Shchedrov and Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir
Putin said in Tehran on Tuesday no Caspian Sea
state should let its soil be used to attack a
fellow coastal state, in an apparent response
to talk in the West about military strikes
on Iran.

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Putin's visit to attend a summit of five state
surrounding the Caspian Sea, including Iran, has
been closely watched because of Russia's role as
a mediator in the standoff with six world powers.

"We should not even think of making use of force
in this region," Putin told a summit of the five
Caspian Sea countries held in Iran, which is
defying Western pressure to halt its sensitive
nuclear program.

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His comments on use of territory appear directed
towards close U.S. allies, Azerbaijan which
borders the Caspian and near neighbor Turkey.

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