Iran and Russia have extended their previous 20-year cooperation agreement for another five years, Tehran’s envoy to Moscow said on Friday.
The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia, Kazem Jalali, pointed to the 20-year “Treaty on the basis for mutual relations and the principles of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation”, which expires today, and said the agreement “was automatically extended for another five years.”
Jalali said that the agreement has been updated based on new capacities, adding that every five years, the agreement will be updated automatically.
The Iranian ambassador expressed hope that the bilateral relations between Iran and Russia will expand day by day.
“The high-ranking officials of the two countries, given the prospects of future cooperation, have announced they agree to update and extend the agreement, and both sides are determined to conclude a long-term joint cooperation agreement,” the Iranian envoy said, as quoted by Mehr news agency.
He said that the current level of relations and cooperation between Iran and Russia “is much beyond the previous decades, while the cooperation between the two sides has become deeper and more meaningful and there are many capacities in the relations between the two countries that should be paid attention to in a comprehensive cooperation plan.”
The Iranian ambassador said that during latest talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, it was decided to prepare a draft of the comprehensive agreement.
Jalili noted that Russia has left the preparation of this draft to Iran, adding that the prepared draft will then be submitted to Russia to announce its considerations and finalize it for approval in the parliaments of the two countries.
Source: Iranian media
