The Russian ambassador to Tehran stated that in the past years, we have witnessed the increase of commercial and economic cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Iran PressIran News: Tehran Business Forum 'Expo- Russia Iran 2023 kicked off on October 10, 2023.

Speaking at the event, Alexei Dedov said: "Unprecedented sanctions have been imposed against Russia, but these sanctions have caused bilateral and comprehensive relations between Iran and Russia to expand."

Also for his part, Chairman of the Iran-Russia Business and Economic Council, Rajab Safarov, said: "Today the political scene of the world is changing. A significant part of this world map is drawn by Iran and the Russian Federal Republic."

He added: "There are common interests between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, in various fields specially

He stated: There have always been good business relations, but these relations have not expanded as much as common interests, but now we need to use each other's potential. 219