At a Sunday assembly in Tehran, Raisi accepted credentials from Russia’s new ambassador to Iran, Alexei Dedov.
Hailing the strategic ties between the 2 international locations, Raisi stated, “Iran and Russia have applicable grounds for cooperation in bilateral, regional and worldwide fields.”
He additionally pointed to elevated diplomatic interplay between the 2 sides and confused the necessity to develop and strengthen “strategic financial cooperation” between Iran and Russia.
For his half, the incoming Russian ambassador stated one of many priorities of his mission is to push for the fixed promotion of financial cooperation with Iran.
Dedov additionally acknowledged that strategic financial relations between Iran and Russia have thwarted Western international locations’ sanctions insurance policies.
Assembly along with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Group summit in Uzbekistan in September 2022, Raisi expressed Tehran’s opposition to sanctions towards Russia and warranted Vladimir Putin that Iran would by no means be a part of the marketing campaign of anti-Russian sanctions.
Putin additionally stated on the assembly that Western states usually are not masters of their phrase as a result of they provide what they need or take when they need.