Iranian, Russian presidents discuss economic cooperation via phone

TEHRAN, March 6– Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday held a phone conversation on the latest developments in bilateral economic cooperation. The two leaders also reviewed initiatives involving regional transportation development, according to Mohammad Jamshidi, deputy chief of staff for political…

TEHRAN, March 6 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday held a phone conversation on the latest developments in bilateral economic cooperation.

The two sides exchanged views on economic cooperation and ways to expand it, particularly in the field of international transportation, according to the website of the Iranian president’s office.

The two leaders also reviewed initiatives involving regional transportation development, according to Mohammad Jamshidi, deputy chief of staff for political affairs to the Iranian president.

Jamshidi explained in a tweet that the Eurasian integration is the second phase of Raisi’s neighborhood policy which includes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and the International North-South Transport Corridor with Russia.

The goal is to strengthen Iran’s geoeconomic role, he added. Enditem