Abbas Araqchi saw cooperation with Russia as the basis for strengthening energy security. The development of interaction between Tehran and Moscow and other participants in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum will allow for the expansion of investments and the diversification of supply routes. The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry wrote about this in a column in Vodomosti. Among the most important areas of interaction between the two countries, Araqchi listed investments by Russian companies in the development of oil and gas fields of the Islamic Republic, technology transfer, equipment supply and use of joint engineering capabilities.

Abbas Araqchi saw cooperation with Russia as the basis for strengthening energy security. The development of interaction between Tehran and Moscow and other participants in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum will allow for the expansion of investments and the diversification of supply routes. The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry wrote about this in a column in Vodomosti. Among the most important areas of interaction between the two countries, Araqchi listed investments by Russian companies in the development of oil and gas fields of the Islamic Republic, technology transfer, equipment supply and use of joint engineering capabilities.