Russian Diplomat: The West seeks to eliminate Russia and China from Iran’s nuclear talks

According to RCO News Agency, Russian ambassador to Iran’s ambassador to Iran answered questions about Moscow-Tehran bilateral relations as well as other issues.

In an exclusive interview with Rihanosti News Agency, Dedov responded to the question of how Iran-Russian relations evaluate Iran-Russia relations, and Tehran-Moscow relations after signing a comprehensive partnership agreement How will the strategy be formed? ”He said: The signing of a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between our governments is undoubtedly an important step in the history of our relationships.

“This agreement largely shows the advanced level of our relationship we have achieved in recent years and paves the way for the future by identifying the basic directions of our cooperation,” he said. As for the impact of the events of the Middle East, I must say that our relations with Iran have such a solid foundation that any foreign event is unlikely to be able to harm these relationships. The prospects of these relationships, greater reinforcement, development in different areas, implementation of specific projects, and naturally, are much more. “

Failure to progress the negotiations without Russia and China

The Russian ambassador to Iran responded to another question about “whether Moscow has a mediator in the resumption of negotiations over the nuclear deal and is ready to submit an alternative proposal for the nuclear deal, and if so, what kind of proposal it is. ? “He said,” We have not been and will not be mediation in this field. ” We are directly involved in this process. This fair began in the early 1980s, when the framework of “Iran on one side and the P5+1 on the other” was formed. What is “1+1”? Five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. Accordingly, the Russian Federation has been in this context from the beginning. Of course, we expect the relevant negotiations to continue in this context, as we have information that, unfortunately, Western countries are trying to separate Russia and China from this process. But we believe that without Russia and China, such negotiations will never reach their goal and will not be fruitful. That is, we are in favor of maintaining this P5+1 framework on the one hand and Iran on the other.

Joint Nuclear Projects

In response to the interview, he said in response to what Iran and Russia intend to implement peaceful nuclear energy in the future? ” The largest of these is the Bushehr nuclear power plant. As you know, the first unit was put into operation a few years ago and works well. The plant supplies the electricity of the Iranian electricity grid and is currently under construction of the second and third units of Bushehr power plant. By completing them, the share of this nuclear power plant will increase and will play a role in solving the problems that Iran is currently facing in energy.

North-South International Transportation Pass

Dedov explained about the tasks that Russia and Iran will perform in the North-South International Transportation Passage in year 6: The North-South International Transportation Port project is a very large and ambitious project. If the project is fully implemented, uninterrupted traffic can be on its way-Loga (port in Leningrad area)-Bandar Abbas. But as it is said, a project is a project, but it has key parts that need to be implemented in the near future.

The Russian ambassador stated: The first is the Rasht-Astara section that will complete the rail connection in the western branch of the north-south crossing. As you know, there is also a central branch through the Caspian Sea and an eastern branch. The length of this section is 2 kilometers. Currently, about 2 kilometers are allocated by Iran for construction, and according to our Iranian friends, another 5 kilometers have been provided for further development, and therefore, the work of the year, in year 2, the purpose of the full purchase or transfer of land. It will be used to build the Rasht-Astara section so that we can travel not only to travel and travel along this path, but also to construction work. This is our first job for year 2.

Tourism boom

The Russian ambassador to Iran responded to the question of “what are Tehran and Moscow’s plan for reciprocal tourism boom?”, “The relevant actions have already been carried out and now show its results.” First, this includes consideration of a visa -free entry for tourism groups and the introduction of electronic visas. The first format was used by 6,000 Iranian tourists and the second format by 6,000. Overall, last year, about 6,000 Iranian tourists travel to Russia. That is, we know that the formats created, without visas for groups and electronic visas, are efficient and more Iranian tourists use them. I think we will continue on this path.

He added: “The next steps that should make tourists more comfortable are, in the first place, are the reciprocal acceptance of” acceleration “and” Mir “cards. Acceleration cards have already been accepted in Russia. In the case of Mir cards, we also expect to be accepted in Iran in the near future. This also strengthens the mutual tourism process. We hope that when these measures are implemented in Iran, it will also affect the number of Russian tourists. I repeat, this format has started in Russia. It is difficult to say the exact time, this may happen in the summer.

Tehran-Masko Humanitarian Exchanges

Responding to “what role does humanitarian exchanges play in Tehran -Moscow relations and what plans do the two countries have to increase the volume of such exchanges?” I did. In addition, there are cultural exchanges. Last year took a very important step; The agreement to establish and operate cultural centers was approved and implemented. The Iranian Cultural Center in Moscow, as you know, has been active for a while. We expect to be able to set up our cultural center this year. Our urgent task is to rent real estate to expand our activities through these places. In this regard, unfortunately, it is difficult to predict the exact history, but we definitely hope for the cooperation and help of our Iranian partners.

“In addition, organizing different cultural events is also on the agenda,” he said. In particular, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Concert has been scheduled for late February in Tehran as part of the joint project of the St. Petersburg-Tehran Music Bridge. In the case of longer-term programs, we intend to hold Russian cultural days in Iran in May. In addition, there is a relatively widespread exchange of films and participation in film festivals that are the work of culture.

In the end, the Russian ambassador to Iran said: “In the case of education, a significant number of Iranian students are studying in Russia, about 5 of whom have obtained our government scholarships and are mainly in medical fields.” I think this field will also be developed, so we can confidently say that the humanitarian factor plays an important role in strengthening and developing relations at the human level between Russia and Iran.

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