Iran FM spox: Upcoming deal with Russia update of previous agreement

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the recently being negotiated agreement with Russia is an update of a previous deal.

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06 January 2025

EghtesadOnline: Speaking on Monday in a press conference and in response to a question regarding the signing of the Iran-Russia long-term cooperation agreement, slated to be signed on January 17, Baghaei said, "The Iran-Russia cooperation agreement has various aspects. An important part of it is the fields of trade, economy, energy and environment, and issues related to defense and security issues."

"The negotiation process related to this document has continued in different governments [in Iran]. This document is somehow an update of a previous agreement," the spokesman said.

"The new document complements and updates the previous document. This document had been approved by both countries since early last summer, but we were looking for a time to sign these two documents, and now the date has been set."

"Iran and Russia have expanded their cooperation in all areas over the past two to three decades. Given the circumstances, we needed to update the previous document. This is a bilateral document to strengthen relations between the two countries," further said Baghaei. / Mehr