Iran and Syria Def Mins express joint policy of confronting US and Israel

Описание: (15 Jun 2006) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of negotiations between Iranian and Syria defence ministers and delegations
2. Close up of Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar
3. Wide of Iranian delegation
4. Close up of Syrian Defence Minister Hassan Ali Turkmani
5. Syrian delegation
6. Various of roundtable meeting
7. Media
8. Turkmani signing documents
9. Close up of signing of documents
10. Turkmani and Najjar shaking hands
11. Media
12. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Iranian Defence Minister:
"Production of the military facilities is to make our enemies know our capabilities and not let themselves attack us so our military and industrial strategy is a defence strategy and not an aggressive strategy. Production of different missiles and research in this field will continue in Iran."
13. News conference
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Ali Turkmani, Syrian Defence Minister:
"Our policy is the policy of strengthening resistance and tackling the threats of United States and Israel."
15. Officials at news conference
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Ali Turkmani, Syrian Defence Minister:
"Although our joint defence plans against Israel (and foreign troops in the region) are not secret, I cannot reveal them here in front of media."
17. Military beret
18. Turkmani and Najjar shaking hands after news conference
19. Turkmani and Najjar walking down stairs
20. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Iranian Defence Minister:
(Speaking about nuclear programme)
"We should be ready for confronting all kinds of threats. If we feel that we're being threatened by any power, we'll use nuclear defence as a potential."
21. Military honour guards at ceremony
22. Turkmani and Najjar
23. Various of Turkmani and Najjar passing military honour guards
24. People getting into cars
STORYLINE
Iran's defence minister on Thursday vowed that his country will continue production of "different missiles and research" and that Iran will "use nuclear defence as a potential" if "threatened by any power".
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar spoke at a news conference after meeting his Syrian counterpart Hassan Ali Turkmani in Tehran on Thursday.
Turkmani told reporters that Syria and Iran's "policy is the policy of strengthening resistance and tackling the threats of United States and Israel".
He added that he wouldn't give details of joint defence plans against Israel although the plans were "not secret".
Answering a question regarding a new developed Shahab4 missile, Najjar said that research activities are underway.
The last modern developed Iranian missile was Shahab3 and now Iran is saying that it's following production of Shahab4 missile.
Asked later about Iran's nuclear programme, Najjar said: "We should be ready for confronting all kinds of threats. If we feel that we're being threatened by any power, we'll use nuclear defence as a potential."
Later on Thursday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to resist Western pressure over his country's disputed nuclear programme, as the US warned continued defiance could result in tough measures by the UN Security Council.
The United States and Europe urged Iran on Thursday to lift a veil of secrecy over its nuclear activities and freeze uranium enrichment, with Washington warning that continued defiance could result in tough measures by the UN Security Council.
Tehran has denied accusations by the US and its allies that Iran is seeking enrichment to develop nuclear weapons, saying its programme would only generate energy.

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