Khatibzadeh: 20-year roadmap for cooperation with Russia almost finalized / Good news in the field of neutralization of sanctions

According to Fars News Agency’s Foreign Policy Group, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh today (Saturday) in a televised interview about the gathering of ambassadors and heads of missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in neighboring countries, which is being held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for five days. Regarding the most important problems in trade with neighbors, he said: “What is presented today as the first priority of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the thirteenth government is the policy of good neighborliness, and in this policy that the President Iranian ambassadors to neighboring countries spoke of establishing a stable economic and trade relationship is very important.

He added: “Today, we are at a crossroads of trade and economic developments, in which Iran has taken a big step with its permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and in the ECO meeting attended by the President, efforts were made to complete another side of this cooperation in the region.” . We have designed several priorities in the field of economic diplomacy for neighboring countries with the priority of establishing economic stability, which my colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassadors have a mission to pursue, one of the most important of which is to use Iran’s transit advantages It is also about creating a stable communication infrastructure in the border areas

A spokesman for the diplomatic corps said: “One of the steps we have taken is to establish border posts and markets between areas that are neighboring other countries. Today, the president stressed that the first step is a leap in trade relations with neighbors, and that the State Department has allocated 40% of its programs in the last 100 days, the most important achievement of which was seen by everyone in the field of vaccines. Insha’Allah, during this week, in the presence of the economic ministers and the first vice president, all the obstacles and challenges that we may have inside will be discussed in a specialized way and in detail.

He continued: “Today, the President carefully pointed out that we need a change in processes and an institutional transformation so that what we consider as goal setting in the field of leaps in relations with neighbors can happen.”

According to Fars, Khatibzadeh in response to the question of what plan the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to improve economic relations with neighbors? “Countries in our neighborhood are divided into several categories,” he said. Countries in the Persian Gulf, the East and the Caspian Sea, and each of these countries in regional mechanisms such as the ECO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization or regional relations and in other areas are being designed or in the bilateral area.

He added: “Today, while the talks are being held in Vienna, the meeting of our ambassadors is being held in Tehran, so that in parallel with the lifting and lifting of sanctions that are taking place in Vienna, we will have the neutralization of sanctions.”

* The visit of the leaders of some countries, including Turkey, to Tehran soon / The 20-year cooperation roadmap with Russia is almost finalized

The Foreign Ministry spokesman also announced: Dr. Ra’isi’s visit to each of these countries is planned and soon the leaders of some countries, including Turkey, will be in Tehran and we will host them soon.

Khatibzadeh said: “We have started a new program in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a roadmap and 20-year documents with neighboring countries that are almost finalized with Russia, and we will get permission from the cabinet to negotiate and like the roadmap.” In the 25 years we have been working with China, we can do the same with our major neighbors.

* State Department A side of economic diplomacy

The State Department spokesman said: “The State Department will certainly play its part in regulating and facilitating these relations, but everyone knows that the State Department is one of the sides of economic diplomacy and certainly the ministries and other direct institutions responsible for this issue should be with us.” Have the necessary coordination that the President defined this mission for all ministers today.

* In relations with Tajikistan, in the last 100 days, the economic relations have practically expanded two and a half to three times / In the coming days, better news is coming in the field of lifting sanctions /

He also commented on the president’s remarks about the upcoming openings: “As far as I can tell in this short time, there have been serious openings in the monetary and financial fields, as well as in the development of exports with neighboring countries.” In relations with Tajikistan, for example, in the last 100 days the economic relations have practically expanded two and a half to three times. With Turkmenistan, we removed the obstacles in the recent visit of Mr. President, and with some neighboring countries, openings in the monetary and financial fields have taken place and are being pursued, and God willing, better news in the coming days in the field of lifting sanctions is coming.

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