Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow this Friday, January 17, for the signing of an agreement known as “ global strategic partnership “. According to details from the Iranian embassy in Russia on Telegram, reported last week by AFP, this agreement concerns “ economic and commercial cooperation in the fields of energy, the environment and issues related to defense and security “. The exact contours of the agreement are still unclear, but Moscow concluded a treaty of the same name with North Korea in 2024.
From our correspondent in Moscow,
At this time when Russia denies the presence of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region, we can remember that the treaty signed with Pyongyang and ratified by Russian deputies in October 2024 provides in particular “immediate military aid” in the event of armed aggression from third countries. Should we expect the same clause with Tehran when Ukraine already regularly denounces massive attacks by Shaheed drones launched by Russia?
This Tuesday, at a press conference, the head of Russian diplomacy in any case endeavored to deflate the subject. “ Our Western colleagues always want to find a topic on any issue that will show that Russia and Iran, Russia and China, Russia and North Korea, are always preparing something against someone “said Sergei Lavrov.
It remains that the newspaper Kommersant this Monday noted: “ As Iranian diplomatic sources indicated, one of the priorities will be cooperation with Moscow in the field of security and defense ».
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