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Russia, Iran to sign comprehensive strategic partnership deal

The two leaders are expected to discuss prospects for further expanding bilateral cooperation.

• January 13, 2025
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian [Credit: The Times of Israel]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian would sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement following their talks in Moscow on Friday, the Kremlin said on Monday.

“At the end of the talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian will sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran, as well as make media statements,’’ the Kremlin said in a statement.

During the talks, the two leaders are expected to discuss prospects for further expanding bilateral cooperation.

The bilateral cooperations are to cover the above areas and beyond, it said.

(Xinhua/NAN)

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