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Russia has had no British enquiries on Litvinenko

01 Dec 2006 13:49:42 GMT
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MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russia has not received any formal enquiries from Britain about the death in London of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. Litvinenko, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, died in London last week. The radioactive substance polonium 210 was found in his body and Litvinenko accused Putin of being behind his killing.

Russia has rejected any link to Litvinenko's death and vowed to cooperate with British investigators who had said they might have questions for Russia.

"We cannot understand the daily reminders ... about questions for Russia," Interfax quoted Lavrov as saying during a visit to Jordan. "There are none."

"That is something British foreign minister Margaret Beckett has definitely told me and the ball is now in Britain's court," he added."

Itar-Tass news agency quoted Lavrov as saying Russia was still ready to offer its assistance in the investigation into Litvinenko's death.

"When questions are formulated and sent through existing channels, we will consider them in detail," he said.

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