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the agreements struck between Iran and Russia in a number of commercial and financial spheres.Ali-Akbar Ahmadian made the remarks in a
meeting on Tuesday with Igor Levitin, the State Council Secretary of Russia, who had visited Tehran.At the meeting, Ahmadian emphasized that
he continued, likewise prioritizes regional projects as well as bilateral and multilateral collaboration as a successful strategy for
protecting the national interests of the two countries.The SNSC chief continued by talking about international developments and how they
affect geopolitical and geostrategic calculations, stating that under these conditions both countries must operationalize all of the
North-South Transit Corridor routes as soon as possible, including the western branch, the sea route, and the eastern branch.The senior
have been agreed upon, including the completion of the North-South Corridor and the memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in oil and gas
project was signed in May.For his part, Levitin congratulated Ahmadian on his appointment as the SNSC secretary and gave a report on the
most recent advances in banking, trade, and joint economic ventures between the two countries.While expressing satisfaction with the
advancement in the implementation of the agreements between the two countries, he stated that Russia will make every effort to implement the
agreements between the two countries as soon as possible and remove any obstacles to their implementation.Levitin, who also serves as a key
Tehran and Moscow in recent years.The scheduled implementation of the agreements reached between the presidents of the two states in the
areas of transportation and transit, energy, medicine, and science, will not only mark a significant improvement in the level of economic
ties but also will have a significant impact on the growth of transit and commercial potential in the region.Ami Abdollahian talks to Putin
aide about Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan transit agreementAlso, in a separate meeting on Tuesday, the latest developments surrounding the
Rasht-Astara railway project and the tripartite transit agreement between Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan were addressed by Iranian Foreign
Minister Hossein Ami Abdollahian and Levitin.Amir Abdollahian described Tehran-Moscow ties as advantageous and beneficial during the
meeting.For his part, Levitin congratulated Iran on its recent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).Iran officially
became a permanent member of the SCO on Tuesday in the 23rd SCO summit held virtually and chaired by India.As a transcontinental political,
economic, and security alliance, the SCO includes China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and now
Other aspirants are Afghanistan, Belarus, and Mongolia that now has observer status.
