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Iran, Russia display strategic unity and envision huge oil deal as Putin visits
Tehran
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Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed his strong support for the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran during his one-day trip to Teh- ran on November 1, where trilateral talks be- tween Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan were held.
Putin met with both Iranian President Hassan
Caucasus “golden triangle” cooperation steams ahead
Clare Nuttall in Bucharest
A full decade after the agreement to build the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was signed, the line was ceremonially opened at the port of Alyat near the Azeri capital on October 30. The 826km railway connects Azerbaijan’s Caspian coast to Turkey via Georgia, and, as top officials from the
From left, Putin, Rouhani and Aliyev at the signing of a declaration on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
Rouhani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei, as well as Azerbaijani President llham Aliyev who also journeyed to Tehran for the talks. While making it clear that Russia has no sympathy for US President Donald Trump's bel-
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participating countries stressed at the launch, will considerably cut travel time between China and Western Europe.
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