Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi

On April 17-18, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi paid a working visit to Moscow. He was received by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, where the Iranian minister handed him a message from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei. Abbas Araghchi also had talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The ministers had a detailed review of the entire range of diverse bilateral relations which officially advanced towards the comprehensive strategic partnership level after the new fundamental inter-state treaty was signed in Moscow on January 17. 

Sergey Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi praised the advanced nature of political dialogue promoted primarily through trustful communication between the Russian and Iranian presidents. The ministers agreed to move forward with trade and economic cooperation, focusing on the implementation of joint projects, in accordance with respective agreements reached during Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Moscow on January 17, and in light of the 18th meeting of the permanent Russian Iranian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation scheduled for April 23-25. 

The parties had a meaningful exchange of views on key issues on the global and regional agendas, including the situation in the Middle East, Syria, the South Caucasus and the Caspian region. Special attention was given to the range of issues pertaining to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. The ministers reaffirmed their mutual commitment to deepening all-round collaboration at the leading multilateral avenues, primarily the SCO and BRICS.