Tehran, Baku, Moscow ink joint statement

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News ID: 15065
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 15:56 - 02 November 2017
TEHRAN, November 2 - Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a joint statement as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani along with his Russian andAzeri counterpart Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev met in Tehran on Wednesday.

Tehran, Baku, Moscow ink joint statementTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - After the meeting they emphasized that all sides of Iran’s nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should abide by their commitments and that the agreement is “working effectively.”

The statement said that the three neighbors agreed to develop cooperation in the fields of oil and gas industry, as well as oil production and the bartering of oil product.

Putin, Rouhani and Aliyev also conferred on plans for establishing a railway line between their three countries for transporting freight from Asia to Europe.

During a joint press conference held after the trilateral meeting, Putin noted that the situation in Syria and peace talks aimed at ending the war in the Arab country were progressing positively.

Putin also added that the crisis in Syria cannot be solved by only one country.

For his part, Rouhani said Tehran and Moscow needed to increase their cooperation on resolving the war in Syria and further stabilizing the region.

"Cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is a must to bring stability and peace to Syria... It is also necessary to fight against regional terrorism," he said.

 

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