Iran, Russia Stress Need for Implementing Economic Agreements

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazzem Jalali and Russian Presidential Envoy Zamir Kabulov in a meeting in Moscow explored avenues for expanding economic cooperation, and underlined the need for putting into effect the already signed agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs).

During the meeting in the Russian capital late on Saturday, Jalali and Kabulov exchanged views on different areas of economic cooperation.

The two sides called reiterated the determination of the Iranian and Russian presidents to develop all-out relation, specially in the field of economy and trade.

Kabulov, for his part, wished success for the new Iranian ambassador to Moscow and wished him success.

The Russian presidential envoy also expressed his country’s readiness for boosting trade exchanges between the two countries.

In relevant remarks last week, former Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanayee stressed that relations between the two countries have flourished in all areas in recent years.

“The level of interactions between the two countries in all the political, security, regional, international, defense, scientific, academic and cultural arenas have enhanced and different structures and dialogues have been launched to this end," Sanayee wrote on his Instagram page.

He added that Tehran's exports to Moscow multiplied within a few years, noting that implementation of several macro-scale projects in the nuclear, oil and railway fields have been launched by Russia in Iran.

"The economic relations between the two countries enjoy many intact capacities similar to contacts between the two states' people and I hope that as grounds have been paved and Iran has joined the Eurasian Economic Union, the trade and economic sectors of both countries will be able to use these capacities," Sanayee said.