Pezeshkian: Joint Iran-Russia projects key to countering sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the implementation of critical projects between Iran and Russia will produce a huge capacity to counter cruel Western sanctions against the two countries.
Pezeshkian made the remark in a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin of Russia who arrived in Tehran for an official visit on Monday, amid heightened tensions in the region.
Mishustin was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation of officials and heads of economic organizations.
Pezeshkian said the agreement to turn Iran into a transit and gas hub in the region is a prime example of joint cooperation aimed at securing common interests and achieving sustainable development, convergence and economic leap in the region.
He said the exchange of diplomatic delegations between Iran and Russia will boost bilateral interaction.
Pezeshkian further said regional cooperation within international organizations such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will boost the power of independent countries, including Iran, Russia and China, to counter US unilateralism.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Moscow’s trade links with Tehran were developing.
“The only thing I can say is that our trade and economic relations with Iran are developing. They are developing in all areas, and in trade too. The volume of trade is growing mutually,” he said.
