Send missiles to Syria, Russia Mandatory Notify Turkey

Russia has promised to deliver S-300 missiles to Syria as a means of defense, but Russia must notify Turkey 15 days before they distribute the weapons. Obligations that are listed in the Montreux Straits Convention signed in 1936. 

Through the old agreement, Turkey declared the master of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles into the sea transportation. And all this time, Russia had never made an announcement to Turkey regarding the shipment. Syria had claimed Russian missiles had arrived in the country, but Russia finally denied the claim.

"If there is a delivery (missiles), the Russian Foreign Ministry, notify us. Otherwise, Turkey has the right to intervene and confiscate ammunition is in that ship, because they threaten the security of other countries," said one Turkish official who refused to tell his identity , as quoted by Zaman Today, Monday (06/10/2013).

S-300 missiles

The official also added that so far Russia had requested permission to Turkey when its warships about to pass in that region. As the competent authority, Turkey will conduct surveillance. They were allowed into the vessels.

As is known, the agreement S-300 missile sale was agreed in 2010 between Russia and President Bashar al-Assad. But on June 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has not completed the contract of sale of advanced weapons to Syria.

Delivery was quite feared defensive weapons West and Israel. Because the S-300 missile defense capability will increase with significant Syria. Weapons that could complicate the implementation of no-fly zones to the Arab countries.