Russian senators met with the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev met with Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran (Parliament) Vahid Jalalzadeh. Also attending the meeting were Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin; Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security Vladimir Bulavin; First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Sergei Kislyak; and First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture Dmitry Vasilenko who heads the group on cooperation between the Federation Council and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
As Konstantin Kosachev noted, the meeting reflects the substantive nature of Russian-Iranian ties in the context of the current agenda.
“Iran is one of Russia’s most important partners in the international arena. Moscow and Tehran are for a multipolar global system and against the unipolar policy of the West,” he stressed.
The Deputy Speaker noted that most Russian and Iranian parliamentarians hold similar or overlapping views and approaches. “We can constructively discuss a wide range of subjects.”
According to Vahid Jalalzadeh, Russia and Iran have model strategic relations. The Iranian parliamentarian thanked his Russian counterparts for their balanced stance on the developments in the Middle East and the situation in the Gaza Strip.
The discussion focused on regional and bilateral agendas. The parties specifically considered Russian-Iranian infrastructure projects, and bilateral agreements that the Iranian parliament plans to ratify.
They also touched on issues related to updating the schedule of inter-parliamentary exchanges.