Putin: Relations between Iran and Russia are expanding in a positive way
Russian Preside Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with Iran’s Preside Masoud Mezikian on the sidelines of a meeting in Turkmenistan, while poiing to the coinuation of close coacts and bilateral cooperation in various fields, emphasized that the relations between the two sides are expanding in a positive way.
According to RCO News Agency, today on the sidelines of the Iernational Peace and Trust Summit in Ashgabat, Vladimir Putin met with the Preside of Russia in a meeting with the Preside of Iran, Massoud Mezikian, while conveying his “warm greetings and best wishes” to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, he said: “The relations between the two couries are expanding in a very positive way.”
He added: “Last year, the growth of trade exchanges was 13 perce, and in 9 mohs of this year, it increased by 8 perce.”
“We coinue to work on joi mega-projects related to the Bushehr power pla and infrastructure developme, including the North-South Corridor,” Putin said.
In the meeting with his Iranian couerpart, the Russian preside also noted: “We are reviewing cooperation in the field of gas transmission and electricity transmission. We also have a lot of cooperation in the field of agriculture. Our close coacts coinue on key iernational issues, as well as issues related to Iran’s nuclear program. You are completely familiar with our position and we support Iran in the Organization of Nations. “Our foreign ministers are always in coact with each other.”
In this meeting, the doctors expressed appreciation for Moscow’s positions in iernational forums in defense of the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran: “Based on the comprehensive strategic agreeme we have made together, we are determined to impleme what is written.”
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