Russian President Vladimir Putin received his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin on January 17
Visiting the Kremlin for the first time since being elected President of Iran in July 2024, Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian said that Russia and Iran would probably close an agreement to build the next nuclear power plant in Iran with Russia’s help. according to Reuters.
Russia once supported Iran in building the country’s first nuclear power plant in Bushehr and put it into operation in 2013.
For his part, President Putin said that the two of them discussed all areas of bilateral cooperation and moved toward signing a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.
“We spent a lot of time working and I am extremely satisfied that everything is completed,” TASS news agency quoted the Kremlin leader as saying.
The treaty is expected to serve as a turning point in Russia-Iran relations and open up new opportunities in areas such as military, anti-terrorism, energy, finance, transportation, industry, and agriculture. , culture, science and technology.
The 20-year Russia-Iran treaty is not expected to include bilateral defense provisions like those with Belarus and North Korea, but Reuters quoted observers as saying that it is likely that the West still feels concerned when witnessed Moscow and Tehran getting closer and closer together.
Iran and Russia affirm that the tightening of bilateral relations is not aimed at directly dealing with either country.
The Kremlin did not answer the question of whether it would buy Iranian missiles, but said cooperation with Tehran covers “the most sensitive areas”.
In the past, Russia provided Iran with S-300 missile defense systems and Iranian media once mentioned that Tehran wanted to buy more advanced weapons such as the S-400 and modern Russian fighters.
