Ibrahim Raisi’s foreign policy is based on looking to the East

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If the first meeting between Ibrahim Raisi and Vladimir Putin takes place, issues such as bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the strengthening of relations with the East and its neighbors will be raised.

According to Sputnik, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the talks between Lavrov and Abdullahian that the first meeting between Putin and Ebrahim Raisi may take place on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

In this regard, Sputnik News Agency spoke with Mr. Shoaib Bahman, an expert on Middle East, Caucasus and Iran-Russia relations, to ask questions about Iran-Russia relations in the new government, Iran’s cooperation with other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

If Ibrahim Raisi and Vladimir Putin meet, what issues will be on the agenda? To what extent is the President’s policy towards the Russian Federation different from that of Hassan Rouhani?

The meeting between the presidencies of the two countries has the highest level, this is a political meeting and it will definitely have a suitable agenda for the development of relations between Tehran and Moscow. Given that this meeting was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, we can expect, in addition to bilateral issues related to the development of relations between Iran and Russia, regional cooperation and institutional cooperation in the form of organizations such as Shanghai is between the two presidents.

In foreign policy, Mr. Ra’isi has a different view of Hassan Rouhani and the previous government. Mr. Ra’isi intends to develop and strengthen the East-facing approach in Iran’s foreign policy, so countries such as Russia and China will certainly play a more prominent role in the future relations of the new Iranian government.

It is to be expected that in the forthcoming meeting between Ibrahim Raisi and Vladimir Putin, the two sides will have more cooperation in the development of bilateral cooperation, especially in the economic and trade fields, and will plan policies in this regard and, if possible, reach agreements on Reach this field.

The SCO Summit will be held on September 16 and 17 in Dushanbe. If this is approved, will the presence of these countries be useful for Iran as well?

Certainly, Iran welcomes the development of regional relations and cooperation with other countries in the region between all countries. Iran has good relations with many of its neighbors, and although relations with Saudi Arabia have been somewhat strained in recent years. But the fact is that the requirements of the neighborhood create good relations between all these countries, because these countries are located next to each other, and can not change their geography, so the presence of other countries at the Shanghai Summit is definitely Iran will be welcomed, so Iran will be ready to develop cooperation with these countries, both in the form of the Shanghai Organization and in the framework of its bilateral relations.

The points made in this article are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sputnik.