Phone Conversation between Raisi and Putin
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, announced on Monday about a phone conversation between Ebrahim Raisi and Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia. However, he did not disclose details of their conversation and only mentioned that both parties emphasized the continuation of contacts.
Nevertheless, the political deputy of Ebrahim Raisi’s office revealed some details of this conversation on Twitter, stating that in the phone call between Mr. Putin and Ayatollah Raisi, initiatives for transit development were discussed.
Mohammad Jamshidi added that Eurasian convergence is the second phase of the President’s neighborhood policy, which includes the Belt and Road Initiative of China to the North-South Corridor with Russia.
The political deputy of Ebrahim Raisi’s office emphasized that the goal is to increase the country’s economic growth and strengthen Iran’s position in the global geo-economy.