MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement.
Under the agreement, the two countries will jointly deal with military threats. Russia will build two nuclear power plants in Iran.
The signing ceremony of the agreement took place at the Kremlin after the meeting of both leaders.
“The achievements and connections between our two countries are large-scale and mutually beneficial,” Putin said at a joint press briefing.
“We are satisfied with the results of the current negotiations,” he stated, adding: “I am confident that the agreements reached will contribute to the further strengthening of the entire complex of Russian-Iranian relations and ties.”
He added that Russia prioritizes further strengthening friendly and good-neighborly Russian-Iranian relations.
The president also announced that Russia is proceeding with a natural gas pipeline project to Iran.
The Russian side plans to initially deliver up to 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year and possibly increase supplies to 55 billion cubic meters in the future.
The agreement formalizes Moscow and Tehran’s status as strategic partners and sets a legal framework for long-term cooperation across multiple sectors.
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The deal covers defense, counterterrorism, energy, finance, transportation, industry, agriculture, culture, science, and technology.
The Russian president said that military assistance will not be provided to any country that attacks Iran or Russia, and the agreement also includes cooperation in security services, military exercises and officer training.
On this occasion, Iranian President Masoud Peshkian said that he hoped that the war in Ukraine would end at the negotiating table. He said that he would welcome negotiations and the achievement of peace between the parties.