Iran Press/ Asia: The press office of the Russian National Security Council announced in a statement that the meeting of the secretaries of the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolay Patrushev, was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
The website of the Security Council of the Russian Federation stated: "In this meeting, a wide range of topics concerning security cooperation between Russia and Iran such as the fight against terrorism, intelligence security issues, problems of ensuring Russia's economic security and Iran were discussed in the context of the pressure of Western countries' sanctions. Also, the two sides conferred on efforts to curb interference in the internal affairs of independent countries."
This statement adds: "In the continuation of this meeting, the development of a new long-term bilateral comprehensive agreement was discussed and it was emphasized that the conclusion of this fundamental document will give a powerful incentive to further expand beneficial bilateral cooperation in all fields."
In this meeting, global and regional trends, as well as future bilateral and multilateral contacts between the National Security Councils of Russia and Iran in 2024, were discussed and opinions were exchanged. Also, the schedule of the committees of the National Security Councils of the two countries regarding the topics of interest to the parties was agreed upon.
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, headed a delegation to Bishkek at the invitation of his Kyrgyz counterpart to participate in the 6th meeting of secretaries and national security advisors of regional countries regarding Afghanistan before noon on Thursday, February 16, 2024.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the organizer of this meeting, two of which have been held in Tehran so far.
In these meetings, the highest national security officials of the countries of the region, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia, China, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, discussed the most important security and political issues regarding Afghanistan and its results and consequences for the region.
Patrushev: West Seeking to create hotbed of Instability in Central Asia
[The West's] plans include the creation of a major hotbed of instability in Central Asia," Nikolai Patrushev told a meeting of security council secretaries on Afghanistan in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
To save hegemony, Western countries are also attempting to increase tensions in the South Caucasus to hamper the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement, the official added.
The South Caucasus is considered one of the most conflict-ridden regions of the globe, primarily due to the long-standing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. In September 2023, Azerbaijan took control over the region, populated mainly by ethnic Armenians, prompting almost all local residents to flee to Armenia.
The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities declared that the unrecognized state would cease to exist from January 1, 2024. On February 1, 2024, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said a peace treaty between the two countries could be signed only after amendments are made to the constitution of Armenia.
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