The president considered the extensive engagement with the world, especially the neighboring countries, with Tehran’s strategic policy, and emphasized: in this framework, we welcome any ideas and mechanisms that will strengthen relations with Moscow and Baku.

Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that a tripartite meeting of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan, with the two heads of state, said that such arrangements should be exploited by the win-win approach.

The President stated: “From the point of view of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the three-way interaction of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan, beyond bilateral relations and in the form of a tripartite format, can not only develop and strengthen existing capacities between the three countries in various political, security, cultural spheres. And economic, but it can, by creating convergence, provide new opportunities to meet the challenges of the region.
The full text of Rouhani’s words is as follows:

in the name of God
Mr. Vladimir V. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation;
Your Excellency Mr. Elham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
I sincerely thank you for inviting me to attend this important meeting and thank you for your presence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today, for the second time, this opportunity was provided to hold a tripartite meeting of presidents of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan in Tehran. I am confident that today’s meeting will be an important step in expanding the cooperation of the three countries, which has been more developed in recent years, and will present a clear vision for further consolidation and deepening.
From our point of view, holding the first tripartite summit of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan in Baku and the decisive determination of the leaders of the three countries to hold the second round of the meeting in Tehran as a positive and valuable initiative, have an important opportunity to plan views and pursue relations within the framework. Common interests.
The development of comprehensive and sustainable relations with its neighbors is one of the most important foreign policy priorities and priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. On the other hand, the Iranian economy can be one of the most promising emerging economies in the world with a trillion dollar growth potential over the next 20 years. Therefore, widespread engagement with the world, especially the neighboring countries, is our strategic policy for the realization of growth, and in this framework, we welcome any ideas and mechanisms that will strengthen relations with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to expand cooperation in various fields in cooperation with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Historical ties and ties along with cultural affiliations, natural and underground resources, geographic location, common approaches and political will in the leaders of the three countries provide important areas for the development of bilateral and trilateral ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan. has done.
Dear colleagues;
The relations between Tehran and Moscow over the past years have been a positive trend in all areas. Cooperation and advocacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation on the solution of Iran’s nuclear issue, the implementation and continuation of peaceful nuclear cooperation, the fight against terrorism, the encounter and management of the Syrian crisis, and the creation of the necessary conditions for the development of trade relations, including the signing of several instruments, such as the Facilitation Agreement Visa, customs co-operation, investment and cooperation in energy, transportation, science and technology, has deepened the relations between the two sides and created a positive outlook for relations.
In recent years, Tehran and Baku have taken good steps to develop relations, relying on good neighborliness, mutual respect and mutual interests. The signing of the customs agreement, the electricity sale agreement, the agreement on connecting the railway lines of the two countries, the construction of the bridge bridge on the border between the two sides, including the areas for the development of trade and economic relations. Tehran has always called for the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the region to resolve this issue by relying on mutual talks and diplomatic and peaceful solutions, and considers the recent meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders to be a positive step that can be sustainable and secure.
From the point of view of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the tripartite engagement of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan, beyond bilateral relations and in the form of a tripartite format, can not only develop and strengthen existing capacities between the three countries in various political, security, cultural and economic fields, but also By creating convergence, it can provide new opportunities to meet the challenges of the region. Obviously, such arrangements are not against any country or third party and should be exploited by the win-win approach.
The Caspian Sea is the focal point for cooperation between the three countries and the commonplace of the interests and convergence of our nations. This sea, which has brought us more solidarity, has rich oil, gas and water reserves and a wealth of resources for all of us. The Caspian Sea is a sea of ​​peace and cooperation, and this should remain. The expansion of environmental cooperation in the Caspian Sea region is a common task and duty of all coastal states.

We believe that while continuing the development of previous cooperation between the parties and the necessity of implementing the past agreements, especially the achievements of the first meeting in Baku, the three countries can cooperate in areas such as transportation, transit of railways, railways and offshore, promoting the “North-South corridor” Customs cooperation, cooperation in the extraction, transfer and trading of oil and gas resources, coordination in the global energy market, cooperation in the creation of infrastructure, as well as other trade in energy resources, including the connection of the electricity network of the three countries, cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, development Scientific and academic cooperation, technical cooperation, and p Promote, develop, and deepen environmental cooperation, cooperation in banking interactions, and the use of national currencies. In this regard, it is necessary to set up and formulate legal and political mechanisms for the promotion and implementation of these cooperation.

The expansion of the tripartite ministers of foreign affairs, the use of the capacity of parliamentary diplomacy and coordination at international parliamentary meetings, cooperation and cooperation in international institutions, and the holding of tripartite meetings of Iranian, Russian and Azerbaijani security officials to discuss common threats, including the necessary arrangements, and Expansion of political relations between the three countries.

Great guests;
The international community, faced with theoretical developments, especially in the two areas of unilateralism and extreme nationalism, is increasingly concerned about the growth of these thoughts and its presence in international decision making. The nationalist interpretation of international understandings and agreements, and the power to center global developments, creates the greatest danger in the field of equations between countries. Exiting the agreements and multilateral commitments and the extreme emphasis on force-unilateralism will set the future for our future. If this trend is to dominate the world, then it will not be possible to overcome the abuses of the nationalist pledges and profits because in the current situation in the region and the world, for reasons such as the complexity of the threats and the transboundary nature of these threats, as well as the regional integration capacities in the development of peace and Improving the level of security, development and prosperity, the cooperation of governments is inevitable, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, while believing in the necessity of engagement and cooperation of states, is seeking its own interests in cooperation with others, especially with neighboring countries and friends.
In addition to the need to exploit existing opportunities, holding such meetings and deepening the relations of the three countries can play an important role in dealing with common threats. We believe that complexity and transnational threats necessitate the cooperation of governments to deal with them, and the recent developments in the region and the world have witnessed the claim that by overcoming the many threats and challenges through cooperation, interaction and understanding of mutual interests .
In the current era, challenges such as terrorism and extremism, the destructive intervention of trans-national powers in the affairs of countries, the political use of sanctioning instruments aimed at promoting illegitimate political ends, environmental problems, drug trafficking and the spread of transnational and cybercrime are among the common threats that cooperation And the co-operation of governments is the only way to manage and control them. The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the deepening of cooperation with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan in facing these challenges.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran, securing the region is important in cooperation with other partners and in the fight against terrorist groups. It is also our emphasis to emphasize political solutions to solve various crises. This approach was considered in the face of the Syrian crisis in cooperation with the Russian government and we have been working to help keep the threshold for peace and détente in Syria going on.
In Iraq, the preservation of territorial integrity and unity of the country and its cooperation with its central government in the process of combating terrorism are a vital issue for us, and we believe that the co-ordination of other actors in this connection will be very important, because the lack of cooperation in these areas It can have devastating consequences for all countries in the region.
In the end, I would like to thank the honorable Presidents and the delegations. I am confident that the formation of this meeting will have an effective role in promoting regional cooperation and strengthening regional peace.