Interstate agreement between Russia and Iran to be signed in near future – Deputy PM

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said on the Rossiya-1 TV channel that an interstate agreement between Russia and Iran will be signed in the near future, an agreement on a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be signed in December.

"Several important documents will be signed in the near future. In December [it is] an agreement on a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union, and we will also soon embark on the key document, which is an interstate agreement," he said.

Novak noted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reviewed in detail the entire list of trade and economic relations, discussed financial and banking relationships and settlements.

The negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Iran took place in Kremlin on December 7. They lasted more than five hours.