Iran, Russia to sign strategic partnership agreement in January

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian may hold a meeting to sign the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in January 2025, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, Report informs via MehrNews.

"I hope this document will be signed at the end of [January]," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on Monday, according to Sputnik Chanel.

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty is to become a milestone in the development of Russian-Iranian relations.

The document will include bilateral cooperation in such areas as energy, the manufacturing industry, transportation, and agriculture.

Russian media on Monday announced that a Russian delegation entered Tehran headed by Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Vitaly Savelyev and Alexey Overchuk.

According to the reports, the Russian officials are set to hold a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.