Thursday, December 7, 2023

Iranian President Raisi heads to Moscow

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi is heading to Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes in the wake of Putin’s trip to the UAE and Saudi Arabia this week. As such, Russia will have done important outreach to numerous countries in the region.

According to Russian state media, the Iranian leader is going to Moscow to discuss trade and economic cooperation. However, Iran also supplies Russia with drones, and defense ties are important to both countries. Gaza is an important subject in the Russia-Iran talks, Iran’s pro-regime Tasnim media said.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Moscow on December 7 with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi, who will arrive in Russia on a working visit," a statement at Russia’s TASS media said. "It is planned to substantively consider the current agenda of bilateral cooperation with a focus on the implementation of promising joint projects in the trade and economic area, including transport and energy." READ MORE