New chapter unfolding in Iran-Russia ties with strategic treaty
Cooperation to turns sanctions into opportunities
By Sadeq Dehqan
Staff writer
Experts consider Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s inaugural trip to Russia a historic event, believing it will usher a new phase in relations between the two nations. On January 17, during his visit to Moscow, Pezeshkian is set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking officials and sign off on a comprehensive strategic cooperation treaty between the two countries.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the strategic partnership agreement has been under negotiation between Iran and Russia for the past four years, with various drafts swapped around between the parties. The contents of the treaty were finalized this past summer and are set to be inked during this trip.
The treaty covers a wide range of subjects, including economic collaboration, transportation, energy, healthcare, agriculture, joint efforts to take on shared challenges, mitigating the impact of natural disasters, combating terrorism and organized crime, renewable energy and discussions related to various modes of transportation—road, rail, air, and maritime—as well as the transfer of technical expertise in different fields.
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