Ulyanov made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA on Wednesday, emphasizing, “For Russia, both China and Iran are valuable partners, very good friends and neighbors. Therefore, we welcome further development of their bilateral relations.”
“As per ongoing visit of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to China, I believe that at first place it is aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two countries, especially in light of bilateral 25-year Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement,” the Russian official noted.
He further pointed to the role of Beijing and Tehran in international arena, saying, “Iran and China relations have all chances to make further progress. Both countries are very important and independent actors in international relations and global economy. By all means they significantly contribute to establishment of new multipolar world. They are among the major actors of the appearing multipolar system of international relations.”
According to the Russian negotiator, “We clearly see that the US quite often builds its foreign policy on the basis of principle «divide and rule». Of course, this fully relates to interaction between Russia, China and Iran. Therefore, these three countries need to be vigilant and should not succumb to provocative actions of Washington.”
The Iranian president leads a high-ranking economic and political delegation in his trip to China. This is a first state visit by a president of the Islamic Republic of Iran to China in 20 years.
In the first day of Raisi’s three-day visit to Beijing, the Iranian and Chinese officials inked 20 documents of cooperation in various fields, including on crisis management, tourism, communication and information technology, environment, international trade, intellectual property, agriculture, export, healthcare, media, sports, and cultural heritage.
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