Iran and Russia: We are determined to finalize the strategic agreement
Delay or suspension?
Iran's ambassador in Moscow says that the “suspension of the strategic agreement with Russia” is not reliable news, while Moscow officials say that the work routine continues and they are committed to concluding the agreement.
Eviralnews, “Zamir KabulovThe Director of the Second Asian Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a conversation with “Ryanvosti”, referring implicitly to the martyrdom of the Iranian president in the plane crash, said: “The strategic agreement between Iran and Russia is not related to recent events, because it is a strategic decision of the leaders of the two countries.”
This Russian diplomat added: The process of working on the agreement has been suspended due to the problems of the Iranian partners, but I have no doubt that this work will be finalized.
Kabulov added that after the finalization of the text, the leaders of the two countries will decide when and where to sign the agreement.
The work on a new major agreement between Russia and Iran was revealed in September 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and the late Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, according to RIA Novosti.
Zamir Kabulov said earlier in May that the updated agreement on the comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Iran is undergoing a new approval process due to the reforms of the Iranian side, and a date for its signing has not yet been set.
Simultaneous, “Dmitry PeskovIn a press conference, the spokesman of the Kremlin Palace said in response to a question about the continuation of work on the comprehensive cooperation agreement between Iran and Russia: “Overall, the work is in progress.” But naturally, considering the current situation in Tehran and the preparation of the presidential elections, it is obvious that the timing of this work will be slightly delayed.”
The Kremlin spokesman emphasized: The work process may be delayed due to the preparation of the presidential elections and the change of officials in the Iranian government – if there are such changes – but overall, this issue does not change the essence of the story.
Peskov emphasized: We intend to further develop our relations with Iran and, accordingly, improve the legal framework between the two countries.
On the other hand, “Sergey LavrovThe Russian Foreign Minister also announced that the text of the new comprehensive cooperation agreement with Iran has been fully agreed upon.
He added: Russia is committed to concluding a cooperation agreement with Iran and is ready to do so as soon as Tehran resolves procedural issues.
Simultaneous, “Kazem Jalali» The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow reacted to the published news about the strategic agreement between Iran and Russia, and while denying the published materials that claim that Iran has suspended this agreement, he said that the process of finalizing the strategic agreement between Iran and Russia is ongoing according to the plan. is done
In this regard, he wrote on the X social network: What is mentioned in the media as the suspension of the executive cooperation agreement between the two countries is incorrect and the result of the inaccurate translation of the statements of the Russian authorities.
Kazem Jalali also said in an interview about this: We have been working on this agreement for two years and the latest versions of the texts are exchanged and the last time Russian friends gave this text to the Iranian side.
The Iranian ambassador stated: This text must be adjusted and coordinated with various institutions inside the country, and of course it takes time. Our efforts have been and continue to be to get this agreement signed by the authorities of the two countries in 2024.
Kazem Jalali added: Now the text is in Iran's hands, and we hope that various institutions will respond as soon as possible so that the agreement is ready for signing.
