ArmInfo. Russia associates the main prospects for trade and economic cooperation with Iran with such areas as energy, automobile and aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, and the development of transport infrastructure.
This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, speaking at the III Caspian Economic Forum in Tehran, Interfax reports. In the context of the agreement on a free trade zone between the EAEU and Iran, signed in December 2023 and which has not yet entered into force, Overchuk said: .
He recalled that Iran recently joined the EAEU as an observer country (this status allows it to receive documents and participate in open meetings of the union's governing bodies). Overchuk suggested that other countries of the Caspian Five also analyze rapprochement with the EAEU. The Caspian Five includes Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
