TEHRAN – Iran said on Saturday a long-term cooperation roadmap with Russia is at its final stage of development.
“We have launched a new initiative at the Foreign Ministry, namely 20-year cooperation roadmap documents with neighboring countries, including one with Russia which is almost finalized,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
“We will obtain permission from the cabinet to conduct negotiations and, like the 25-year cooperation roadmap

we developed with China, we can do the same with major neighboring countries,” Khatibzadeh added.
He also said President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to visit a number of neighboring countries soon, adding the heads of some of those countries, including Turkey, are also going to visit Tehran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the spokesman said good news will be announced in the coming days on the neutralization of sanctions.
He offered certain details of recent developments in Iran’s economic relations with neighboring countries, saying serious progress has been made in monetary and financial spheres, as well as in expanding exports to neighboring countries.
For instance, he continued, Iran’s economic relations with Tajikistan “have practically increased between two and a half to three times in the last 100 days.”
“As for Turkmenistan, we removed the obstacles during Mr. President’s recent visit, and as for some neighboring countries, advancements have been made in monetary and financial spheres,” he said.
“Better news will be out in the coming days in the field of neutralization of sanctions,” he added. we developed with China, we can do the same with major neighboring countries,” Khatibzadeh added.
He also said President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to visit a number of neighboring countries soon, adding the heads of some of those countries, including Turkey, are also going to visit Tehran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the spokesman said good news will be announced in the coming days on the neutralization of sanctions.
He offered certain details of recent developments in Iran’s economic relations with neighboring countries, saying serious progress has been made in monetary and financial spheres, as well as in expanding exports to neighboring countries.
For instance, he continued, Iran’s economic relations with Tajikistan “have practically increased between two and a half to three times in the last 100 days.”
“As for Turkmenistan, we removed the obstacles during Mr. President’s recent visit, and as for some neighboring countries, advancements have been made in monetary and financial spheres,” he said.
“Better news will be out in the coming days in the field of neutralization of sanctions,” he added.