"As a sovereign nation, Iran has the right to pursue its foreign policies as it sees fit. We, on our part, assume that the relations between Russia and Iran have a solid basis of friendship and neighborliness and are not susceptible to <…> external influence, despite our adversaries’ attempts to play dirty and drive a wedge between the two nations," the deputy foreign minister said.
He reminded that senior members of the Iranian government, including those who recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assured him about their readiness to strengthen the entire range of diverse ties and put into practice the previous government’s mutually beneficial projects in accordance with the strategic course set by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Earlier, Rudenko told TASS that Russia and Iran had completed drafting the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership, and it will be signed in the near future.
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