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Pezeshkian: Tehran finalizing gas, power deals with neighbors
Upon arrival in Tehran on Friday, Pezeshkian said his visit to Turkmenistan was of “special importance culturally and economically,” adding that it saw “significant talks” with other senior officials from Turkmenistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan, Press TV reported.
“We spoke with Turkmenistan’s leader about the agreements that we had. These agreements are supposed to be finalized and signed in the joint economic working group that will be held in Tehran within the next month.”
Referring to his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Iranian president said they discussed the agreements signed by the two countries as well as the acceleration of the implementation of projects relating to energy, the railway, desalination systems, and petrochemicals.
“It was agreed that our neighboring countries should form working groups with Iranian officials to increase regional communications,” he said.
Noting that he also met with the presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Pezeshkian said, “The working groups of all these countries are scheduled to come to Iran and hold a meeting with [Iranian] officials.”
He hoped the meetings would yield actions that would “increase our connection with the region”.
The president said the expansion of cooperation with neighboring countries can resolve many problems and decrease the impact of sanctions imposed on Iran.