The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran will include defense and security matters, Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, Report informs via Russian media.
"The cooperation agreement between Iran and Russia has various aspects. Trade and economy, energy, as well as defense and security issues form an important part of it. This agreement will update and supplement the existing treaty [on the foundations of relations and principles of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran] from 2001," the diplomat said at a weekly briefing.
Bagheri noted that 'over the past 20-30 years, Iran and Russia have significantly expanded their cooperation, therefore there was a need to update the document.'
Earlier, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, announced that the Russian-Iranian treaty would be signed on January 17, 2025, in Moscow during negotiations between the presidents of the two countries.