Russia eyes to sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement with Iran

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said that the date for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Russia to finalize the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the two countries has not been set yet, but it is important not to delay this visit.

“We don’t have specific timelines yet, we believe that this visit shouldn’t be postponed for too long,” he noted, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

Rudenko refrained from specifying whether the Iranian president may pay a visit before the end of 2024. During negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the ongoing BRICS summit in Russia’s Kazan city, President Pezeshkian expressed hope that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia would be signed at the earliest opportunity on a mutually agreed date.

The BRICS bloc, which originally began as BRIC in 2006, encompasses some of the world’s largest emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which joined in 2010. BRICS positions itself as a counterbalance to Western-dominated institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. 

The latest BRICS summit, which marks the 16th annual gathering, is hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan on October 22-24, further strengthening the group’s political and economic agenda aimed at challenging the West’s dominance.

By Naila Huseynova