Koulaei, former member of the parliament, said the relationship between Iran and Russia has never been strategic and is not.
Elaheh Koulaei, former member of the parliament
Russia has about 60 billion dollars in trade with Turkey, but this number barely reaches 2 billion dollars for Iran.
We do not have a balanced relationship with the Russians in all aspects, and this trend needs to be corrected.
We have the lowest number of student scholarships to Russia, and no researchers are exchanged between the two countries.