The planned visit comes against the backdrop of increased military cooperation between Iran and Russia. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take part in the BRICS summit to be held in Russia. This was confirmed by the Iranian ambassador in Moscow. Politico reports this.
The summit will take place against a backdrop of worsening relations with the West due to growing military cooperation between Iran and Russia.
Pezeshkian is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Kazan on October 22-24. According to Iranian ambassador Kazem Jalali, the parties may sign a bilateral cooperation agreement.
The visit comes amid growing military cooperation between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said Russia has purchased ballistic missiles from Iran and plans to use them in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
Blinken also stressed that the strengthening of ties between Moscow and Tehran poses a threat to European security.
BRICS (short for Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is an association of the 9 listed states: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia. In 2006, within the framework of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, the countries united into a single union.
Basically, bilateral relations between the BRICS countries are built on the basis of non-interference, equality and mutual benefit. Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS countries have been meeting annually at official summits (the latest 15th summit took place on 22-24 August 2023 in South Africa).
Earlier, Kursor reported that Iran is creating an alliance with another country to increase pressure on Israel and the United States.
