"Such actions, if they took place, do not breach the resolution," Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax news agency, saying demands for UN talks were aimed at "heating up the situation".
The emergency consultations were to be held at the request of the US, after Israel's UN ambassador called for council action, saying that the test violated UN resolutions barring Iran from launching ballistic missiles that could have a nuclear capability.
Ryabkov said that Moscow had not confirmed the missile test took place.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, meanwhile, voiced concern over the test at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Tuesday.
"France has expressed its concern at Iran's continuation of its ballistic missile tests on several occasions," Ayrault said.
He said the continued tests are "contrary to the spirit" of the Security Council resolution which enshrined a landmark July 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, and "hamper the process of restoring the confidence established by the Vienna agreement."
[i24news.tv/AFP]
31/1/17
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