Raisi believes that security in the region will be strengthened through cooperation between Iran and Russia

21 January 2022


The development of bilateral relations and effective cooperation between Iran and Russia will contribute to strengthening security in the region, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said so upon his return from Moscow, where he was on an official visit, the IRNA news agency reported Friday.


Raisi also said that in foreign policy issues, the two sides share a common position, which is based on a similar vision of political processes both in the region and in the international arena. "Undoubtedly, cooperation between Iran and Russia can help resolve regional and international crises, strengthen justice, security, peace and stability," Raisi said, discussing coordination of actions in Syria with reporters.


Commenting on trade and economic cooperation between Iran and Russia, Raisi spoke of the need to overcome the dominance of the US dollar in the global market and carry out settlements in national currencies. He also noted that the Iranian delegation managed to reach "good agreements" with representatives of the Russian energy sector on the development of oil and gas fields in Iran.


Raisi added that the countries should remove obstacles to economic interaction, noting that Moscow and Tehran "reached a consensus on increasing trade turnover to $10 billion in the first phase." Thus, the countries agreed to strengthen trade in agricultural products, as well as to operate the North-South international transport corridor to reduce the transit route between Iran and the countries bordering it in the north.


Iran's president paid a two-day visit to Moscow on January 19 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition to discussing economic, political and cultural cooperation between the two countries, Raisi delivered a speech at the State Duma, visited the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, met with Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin, chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of Russia, and was awarded the title of honorary doctor of Moscow State University.

 

 

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Based on materials from TASS