| “I can reveal one detail of my meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place last week. Russia has not decided whether to supply nuclear fuel to Iran, despite all the declarations and rumors,” is the exact transcript of the statement by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. This clarification was released yesterday by the office of the head of government. Earlier, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that during a meeting with the Jewish diaspora in London, Olmert said that “Russia has decided not to supply nuclear fuel to Iran.”
In Russia, this statement caused bewilderment; government officials stated that Moscow was not abandoning its obligations to build a nuclear power plant in Iran . However, the misunderstanding did not cause a response among the Israeli media. Haaretz has a reputation as a serious political publication, and many Israeli journalists believe that Olmert made a mistake. Maria GRISHINA, Jerusalem
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