Russia has no information on Iran-DPRK military cooperation

Russia has no information on military cooperation, including the development of missile technology, between Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said there is no verifiable information that Iran and DPRK cooperate or exchange missile technologies in violation of U.N. sanctions.

"Such suggestions have been made by various experts judging from visual characteristics of the missiles these countries possess," the diplomat said. "This is not a convincing evidence."

The diplomat called it "absolutely intolerable" that classified reports prepared by U.N. experts have been made public. He said the reports were deliberately made confidential to not allow any incorrect interpretation of the sensitive facts they contained.

Earlier this month, a leaked report suggested that Iran and DPRK have been trading ballistic missile technology on regular flights. The report was submitted to the U.N. Security Council by an expert panel that has been monitoring the DPRK's compliance with U.N. sanctions since 2006.

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