Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart Ibrahim Raisi, praised bilateral relations, underlining their development in all fields.
The Russian president said that Moscow has been working on Iran’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, noting that Russia’s partners have supported this initiative and that there are only routine procedures to gain full membership.
Putin added during his main meeting that a Russian delegation will visit Iran next week and will include representatives from 80 large Russian companies.
The Russian president also touched on the growth in the volume of trade between Russia and Iran, noting that it increased by 81% last year and another 30% in the first five months of this year.
For his part, the Iranian president stressed that Tehran will never join the sanctions against Russia. “As for the sanctions imposed on Russia, we do not recognize them and we do not recognize them and we will strengthen our relations with the Russian Federation and develop trade and economic cooperation,” Raisi said.
Source: Russia today
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