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Thursday, December 07, 2023

President Putin visits UAE & Saudi Arabia Dec 6 before meeting next day in Russia with Iran president

Report from BBC News

By George Wright

Dated Wednesday, 06 December 2023 - excerpts:


Russian President Putin lands in UAE

Image Source, Reuters. Image caption, 
Vladimir Putin was welcomed by the UAE's foreign minister


Mr Putin told UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan that "our relations have reached unprecedented levels".


Trade and oil will be on the agenda in the UAE, which a Kremlin statement said is "Russia's main economic partner in the Arab world".


The Russian president is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia later on Wednesday to meet with the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.


The two leaders will "consider ways to promote de-escalation" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Kremlin said.


Conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Sudan will also be discussed in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Russian presidential assistant Yuri Ushakov stated.


Kremlin officials have also announced that Mr Putin will meet with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on Thursday to discuss the war in Gaza.


Full story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67636648

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Related report 


From Oil Price dot com

By RFE/RL staff 
Dated Wed, 05 Dec 2023, 10:00 AM CST - here is a copy in full:

Putin Makes Rare Trip Abroad With Visit To Saudi Arabia, UAE
  • In a rare trip abroad as an international arrest warrant hangs over him, Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on December 6.
  • The Kremlin said on December 5 that bilateral relations and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be discussed during the meetings.
  • Following the one-day trip, Putin will return home and meet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the Kremlin said.

In a rare trip abroad as an international arrest warrant hangs over him, Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on December 6 before heading home for a meeting with Iran's president the next day.


The Kremlin said on December 5 that bilateral relations and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be discussed during the meetings, while issues concerning the oil market, "are also always on the agenda."


The International Criminal Court (ICC) in March issued arrest warrants for Putin and his children's commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, for being responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia -- a war crime under international legislation.


While Putin did not make many foreign trips before the warrant was issued, he has curtailed his travel even more since.


He did not attend the G20 summit in India in September, and has limited his recent trips to countries such as China and states of the former Soviet Union.


With the warrant, Putin became the third serving head of state to be targeted in an arrest warrant from the ICC, the world's permanent war crimes tribunal, along with Sudan's Omar al-Bashir and Libya's Muammar Qaddafi.


The Kremlin did not give details of Putin's agenda, but the online news outlet Shot, which first reported the trip, quoted Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov as saying the Russian leader would travel first to the U.A.E. before heading on to Saudi Arabia, where talks would include a meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.


Putin and the prince have developed close ties over the years as they worked to form a group of leading oil producers, now known as OPEC+, in late 2016. The group has worked to support the price of oil, and last week announced voluntary supply cuts.


Following the one-day trip, Putin will return home and meet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the Kremlin said.


Putin visited Iran in July 2022, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Tehran in October.


Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Iran has widely been accused of delivering cheap but effective kamikaze drones to Moscow.


While Iran denies the allegations, saying it only sold drones to Moscow before the war started, U.S. officials have repeatedly accused Tehran of supplying Shahed-136 Iranian drones that Russia has used to destroy civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. There has been evidence of Iranian drones rebranded as Russian Geran-2s being used on the battlefield.


And as the two countries have increased military-technical cooperation, Iran's Defense Ministry has routinely showcased its ballistic, cruise, anti-tank, and air-defense missile systems to Russian officials.


This has raised fears Moscow and Tehran could try to expand their existing arms dealing to include more advanced weaponry, know-how, and technology that could boost both Russia's war effort in Ukraine and Iran's ballistic-missile and drone programs.

By RF/ERL


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https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Putin-Makes-Rare-Trip-Abroad-With-Visit-To-Saudi-Arabia-UAE.html


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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Iran parliament delegations visit Russia, Iraq, Lebanon

Report from Tehran Times - tehrantimes.com
Dated Sunday, 29 October 2023, 22:22 - here is a copy in full:

Parliamentary team visits Russia

TEHRAN - A delegation comprising of three members of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee visited Russia on Sunday.


The purpose behind the trip is the ongoing developments in the Gaza Strip.


The delegation includes Vahid Jalalzadeh, Sara Falahi (the deputy chief of the committee), and Shahriar Heydari. 


The delegation is scheduled to hold meetings with Russian officials. 


Similar delegations had also visited Iraq and Lebanon in recent days. 


Various teams from the parliamentary committee had previously paid visits to Russia to deliver the message of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.


View original: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490741/Parliamentary-team-visits-Russia


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Niger’s FM visits Iran’s president to enhance collaboration and fortify amicable relations

Report from Tehran Times - tehrantimes.com
Dated Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 22:20 - here is a copy in full:

Support of Israel insinuates Western racism and colonialism, Raisi says

TEHRAN- Iran’s president condemned Western backing for the Zionist regime’s atrocities in Gaza as the essence of racism and colonialism.


In a meeting with Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare in Tehran on Wednesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized the Western countries’ hegemonic tactics throughout modern history.


Sangare, on his part, praised Iran’s advancements in a number of fields. He mentioned that his goal in coming to Tehran was to enhance collaboration with Iran and fortify Niger’s amicable relations.


View original:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490580/Support-of-Israel-insinuates-Western-racism-and-colonialism


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Iran congratulates Turkey on its centenary

Report from Big News Network - bignewsnetwork.com
Dated Sunday, 29 October 2023, 10:13 - here is a copy in full:

Iran Congratulates Turkey on Its Centenary

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The president of Iran hoped for stronger relations with Turkey as the neighboring state is marking the 100th anniversary of its Republic Day.


- Politics news -


In a message to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated Turkey on the 100th anniversary of foundation of the modern republic.


He also expressed hope for the expansion of political, economic and cultural relations between the two Muslim neighbors.


"I am confident that cooperation and consultation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey will have valuable blessings and benefits for the two nations and for the peace, stability and welfare of the regional and world countries," Raisi added.


The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turned 100 on October 29.


Erdogan will be front and center of day-long events that both honor the republic's founder and play up the achievement of AK party that has been running Turkey since 2002.


View original: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274014484/iran-congratulates-turkey-on-its-centenary


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Sudan resumes diplomatic relations with Iran

Report from Al Taghyeer - altaghyeer.info/en/
Dated 3 weeks ago (circa 09 Oct 2023) - here is a full copy:

Sudan resumes diplomatic relations with Iran

The Sudan’s coup Foreign Ministry announced on Monday resumption of diplomatic ties with Iran, pledged to boost bilateral relations in all spheres.


Khartoum: Altaghyeer


Foreign Ministry of the Sudan’s coup authorities announced resumption of diplomatic relations, severed seven years ago, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.


Khartoum cut ties with Tehran in January 2016 during the regime of the deposed president Omer Al Bashir following attack on the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran by Iranian protesters. Bashir regime was at that time a close ally of the Saudi Kingdom.


The Ministry said Khartoum and Tehran decided to resume their diplomatic relations for the interest of the two countries.


The Ministry said the two sides agreed to take required measures to reopen embassies in the two countries soon.


Observers have expected that a number of Arab countries would follow suit Saudi Arabia who resumed diplomatic relations with Iran in March.


View original: https://www.altaghyeer.info/en/2023/10/10/sudan-resumes-diplomatic-relations-with-iran/


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