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Putin held five hours of talks in the Kremlin with Iranian
President Ebrahim Raisi last month amid growing political, trade
and military ties between Moscow and Tehran that the United
States and Israel views with concern.
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry,
told reporters on Wednesday that the new treaty would
consolidate the strategic partnership between Moscow and Tehran
and cover the full range of their ties.
"This document is not just timely, but also overdue," said
Zakharova.
"Since the signing of the current treaty, the international
context has changed and relations between the two countries are
experiencing an unprecedented upswing."
Zakharova said the new treaty was expected to be signed during
what she described as one of the upcoming contacts between the
two presidents.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by the TASS state
news agency as saying that an exact date for a meeting between
the two leaders had yet to be determined.
The Kremlin in November said Russia and Iran were developing
their relations, "including in the field of military-technical
cooperation", but declined to comment on a suggestion by the
White House that Iran may be considering providing Russia with
ballistic missiles.
Iranian authorities have said military cooperation with Russia
is expanding day by day. Iran said in November it had finalized
arrangements for Russia to provide it with Su-35 fighter jets,
Mi-28 attack helicopters and Yak-130 pilot training aircraft.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Andrew Osborn; Editing
by Guy Faulconbridge)
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