Comprehensive Partnership Agreement Between Iran, Russia Almost Ready: Russian Ambassador

© AFP 2023 ATTA KENAREA picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.02.2024
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - At the end of last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow that the trade turnover between the two countries had reached almost $5 billion, with a 20% growth for 2022 compared to the previous year's figures.
The development of an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Iran is at the final stage, and the document will be signed in the foreseeable future, Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov told Sputnik.
"This is truly the most important fundamental document, which may determine Russian-Iranian interaction for the coming years, and perhaps decades. We are talking about a new interstate agreement, a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries," Dedov said.
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He noted that "work is currently underway on the final development and finalization of this document." Although it is still difficult to set exact dates, Moscow expects that the agreement will be signed "in the foreseeable future," the diplomat said.
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