Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, together with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahian, stated that they are ready for cooperation in the commercial and economic fields. In this respect reports Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The message of the Russian Foreign Ministry is as follows: “There was a mutual desire between the EAEU and Iran to further develop bilateral trade and economic cooperation, including relying on the free trade agreement signed in St. Petersburg on December 25.”
On the eve of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the name Charge d’affaires at the Russian Embassy due to the statement made by the Russian representative regarding the disputed islands in the Persian Gulf. The diplomat was issued a note of protest in connection with the joint statement of participants of the 6th Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, in which Moscow joined the calls for a peaceful solution to the “dispute between the UAE and Iran over the islands.” .”
We are talking about the Greater and Lesser Tunb islands and the Abu Musa islands, which Great Britain transferred to Tehran in 1971, shortly before the emergence of the independent UAE. Since then, the territorial dispute between the Emirate and Iran has continued.
Political scientist, expert on Middle East and Caucasus issues Stanislav Tarasov statedHe said that Tehran’s protest to Moscow about the statement made by the Russian representative regarding the disputed islands in the Persian Gulf is unlikely to seriously affect Russia-Iran relations. Tarasov noted that this is not the first time an Islamic republic has expressed such protest, and according to the political scientist, this shows that Russia has not yet been able to maintain a neutral form of expression of its attitude towards the conflict between Iran and Iran. United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Previously in Iran drew attention to the inadequacy The USA will impose its own order on the world.