Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Ministers Savelyev and Overchuk arrived in Tehran

A Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Ministers Vitaly Savelyev and Alexei Overchuk arrived in Tehran on December 23 for a working visit.

During the trip, they will meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh.

Earlier on December 5, the Iranian president said he is ready to expand relations with Russia and China to counter the US. He added that the government is eager to realize the comprehensive partnership pact with Beijing.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Pezeshkian, the main focus of their conversation was the worsening situation in Syria. In addition, the presidents discussed the development of partnership between Moscow and Tehran in various sectors, taking into account the agreements that Putin and Pezeshkian reached at their meeting in Kazan at the BRICS summit on October 23.

Prior to that, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko shared on November 24 that the comprehensive treaty between Russia and Iran will meet the challenges and requirements of modern times. According to him, the document will cover almost all spheres of Russian-Iranian cooperation, including defense and security.

In late October, the Russian and Iranian presidents met at the BRICS summit in Kazan. Putin said at the time that the ties between the two countries were on the rise and were of a friendly nature, and that the first trip to Russia by the president of the Islamic Republic since he took office was symbolic. At their previous meeting the same month, the Russian leader said he was also expecting Pezeshkian to pay an official visit to Russia.