Iran-Russia forge comprehensive strategic partnership agreement covering defence, trade, energy

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran will encompass various aspects, including defence, security, trade, economy, and energy.

"The cooperation agreement between Iran and Russia covers various aspects. A key part of it includes trade and economy, energy, as well as defence and security," the diplomat said, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

According to Baghaei, this agreement will update and supplement the existing 2001 treaty [on the basics of relations and principles of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran].

To recap, the treaty, to be signed on January 17, aims to formalize the long-standing cooperation between Russia and Iran and is expected to have wide-reaching implications in multiple fields.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of the agreement in late October, stating, "The agreement formalizes the parties' commitment to close defence cooperation, interaction in the interests of regional and global peace and security."

This new treaty will go beyond the framework of the 2001 Treaty on the Basics of Relations and Principles of Cooperation, which has governed bilateral ties up until now.

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty is designed to deepen collaboration and expand mutual interests between the two countries in several critical areas, including defence, energy, transport, industry, agriculture, culture, science, and technology.

By Aghakazim Guliyev