President of Russia Vladimir Putin approved the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran, reports the Iranian news agency IRNA, quoted by BTA.
„The proposal of the Russian Foreign Ministry, agreed with the interested federal bodies and organizations, to sign a comprehensive agreement on strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been accepted,” said Putin's order published on the official website of the Russian legal system.
At the recent high-level meeting between officials of the two countries, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian spoke with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Tehran. The Iranian president emphasized that his government will closely monitor ongoing cooperation and measures to improve bilateral relations.
„The deepening and strengthening of relations between Iran and Russia will reduce the effectiveness of sanctions and unfair measures against both countries,” Pezeshkian said.
Last week, during a meeting with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, representative of the supreme leader of Iran and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who arrived in St. Petersburg to participate in the BRICS meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia's support for the Iranian transit route.
Putin also described bilateral relations between Tehran and Moscow as strategic and noted that they are united.
Moscow and Tehran will complete work on a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced during a meeting with professors and students at a university affiliated with Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lavrov defined the agreement as a symbolic step in relations with the new Iranian government and added that only the technical details remain to be clarified, and the agreement covers all aspects of the partnership between the two countries.