STORY: Russia, Iran ink agreement on comprehensive strategic partnership
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (courtesy of Kremlin)
2. various of signing the agreement (courtesy of Kremlin)
3. various of the press conference (courtesy of Kremlin)

STORYLINE:

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a new comprehensive strategic partnership agreement following bilateral talks in Moscow.
   
According to the document, published on the Kremlin website, the two countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, defense, security, space, energy, and counterterrorism, among other areas.
   
The agreement also states that both countries will reject third-party sanctions against each other and will prevent the use of unilateral coercive measures.
   
"This truly breakthrough document aims to establish conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia and Iran, as well as our entire common Eurasian region," the Kremlin reported, citing Putin at a press conference following talks with the Iranian leader.
   
Putin said the new treaty outlines ambitious goals and creates a framework for deepening long-term cooperation in fields like politics, security, trade, investment, and humanitarian affairs.
   
He stressed that Russia and Iran have maintained extensive and mutually beneficial relations, and said the agreements will strengthen Russian-Iranian relations across all fields.
   
The Iranian leader said the new agreement would mark the start of a new chapter in relations between Russia and Iran and would boost bilateral economic and trade ties.
   
"This meeting ... and the agreements reached between our countries serve as another impetus for building a multipolar world. And, of course, this primarily concerns the development of Iran and Russia," Pezeshkian said.
   
During the talks, the two leaders also discussed various foreign policy issues, and the positions of Moscow and Tehran largely aligned. 

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)