Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Wednesday that Moscow will present its Persian Gulf security doctrine according to internationally-accepted document till the end of 2019.

Iran Press/Europe Then, entire officials from related countries including Arab states, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, India and other beneficiary countries should reach an agreement over the Moscow-offered document,” Bogdanov said according to the Persian language service of the Russian Sputnik news agency reported.

He further said, “In case of reaching an agreement over the document, the entire nations in the very important region of the Persian Gulf will have peace of mind for exporting their crude to Japan, the Far East, and China.”

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry embarked on preparing the country’s security doctrine for the Persian Gulf in June, adding, “One of the suggested policies stipulated in the document will be preventing the establishment of any trans-regional military base in the region.”

Bogdanov went on to say that the draft document has been handed over to representatives of Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, the five permanent members of the UNSC, the European Union, the Arab League, and BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the United Nations General assembly on 25 Sep presented the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE), an initiative aims at promoting peace, stability, progress, and prosperity for all the residents along the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.

Iranian President said ensuring security, peace, stability, and progress in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is the historic responsibility of the Islamic Republic, and invited all countries that are affected by the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz developments to join the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE) Initiative.

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