Published October 24,2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Wednesday that strengthening commerce and financial cooperation is a high precedence in relations with Iran.
During a gathering with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 2024 BRICS summit in Russia’s metropolis of Kazan, Putin stated the intergovernmental fee has been tasked with implementing completely different initiatives.
Putin additionally talked about the event of Iranian railway infrastructure as a part of the promotion of the large-scale North-South worldwide transportation hall challenge, in addition to the development of the Bushehr nuclear energy plant’s second and third energy items, amongst different vital Russian-Iranian joint initiatives.
The Russian chief expressed optimism that the Free Trade Agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union can be signed by the top of this yr.
“In general, I would like to emphasize that Russia and Iran’s approaches to the global agenda are more or less similar or identical. We are united in our desire to establish a just multipolar world order, respect international norms, and maintain the United Nations’ central role,” he stated.
Pezeshkian, for his half, stated he personally oversaw the implementation of sure agreements as a result of he considers relations with Russia “strategic.”
“Our relations are of a strategic nature-it is in the interests of our states to step forward together. Our dear neighbor Russia is a great country,” he stated.
The Iranian president urged for better cooperation inside BRICS and different codecs, and he expressed hope {that a} new Russian-Iranian interstate settlement can be signed quickly.
PUTIN URGES DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL TIES WITH VENEZUELA
At a separate assembly along with his Venezuelan counterpart, Putin urged Nicolas Maduro to develop monetary and banking ties between two nations based mostly on nationwide currencies.
The Russian chief praised Venezuela as “one of Russia’s long-standing reliable partners in Latin America and in the world as a whole,” noting that “the relations of strategic partnership between our countries continue to strengthen.”
“Mutually beneficial cooperation is developing in all directions. The volume of bilateral trade is also growing, and numerous projects are being implemented in the energy sector, pharmaceuticals, transport, in the field of peaceful space, and new technologies,” he stated.
For his half, President Maduro stated his nation was following the trail of BRICS and seeks steadiness on the earth.
He introduced an intergovernmental assembly between Russia and Venezuela on Nov. 7, emphasizing that he expects the talks will contribute to attaining “success in all areas of cooperation.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr