Iran, Russian officially begin implementation of treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership
Iran and Russia have officially started to implement a 20-year comprehensive strategic partnership treaty, signaling a significant step towards deepening bilateral ties between the two countries.
"The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow on January 17, 2025, became effective on October 2," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The treaty, it added, is a sign of the “strategic choice” made by the two countries’ political leadership toward improving the friendly and good neighborly relations to serve core mutual interests.
According to the ministry, the agreement's coming into force "marks an important milestone in the history of Russian-Iranian interstate relations that have reached a new level of broad strategic partnership."
It noted that the treaty sets key benchmarks for priority spheres of long-term bilateral cooperation.
“Among other things, it envisages efforts to strengthen cooperation in the international arena amid the evolving multipolar world order, including close coordination at major multilateral associations, and joint efforts toward consolidating stability and security in the region and countering common challenges and threats," the Russian ministry said.
Iran's Parliament in May approved the treaty with Russia by consensus after Russia’s lower house of parliament ratified the pact in April.
Based on the treaty, Russia and Iran are committed to helping each other counter common “security threats” and exchange intelligence in that direction.
The agreement also stipulates that if either side is subjected to aggression, the other will not provide “assistance to the aggressor.”
Iran and Russia, as two close and strategic allies, have deepened relations in various fields, despite heavy Western sanctions.
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