Masoud Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has proposed expanding cooperation with the Commonwealth of Independent States and creating a ‘CIS+1’ format involving Tehran.
He put forward this initiative at the summit of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Turkmenistan, according to the Iranian news agency Fars. Pezeshkian became the first Iranian leader to attend the event as a special guest.
According to the Iranian president, the new framework should serve as a flexible and effective mechanism for dialogue and joint work. “Regional diplomacy should not be limited to meetings, but should help to resolve crises, maintain contacts, prevent the escalation of conflicts and develop practical cooperation,” he said.
Pezeškian also called on countries to pool their resources in order to capitalise on the advantages of their shared geography. In particular, he proposed developing the Middle East as a network for the production, transmission and exchange of energy resources, linking supplies of oil, gas, electricity and renewable energy sources.
The CIS was established in 1991 to foster political, economic and cultural cooperation between the former Soviet republics. The organisation comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. Georgia and Ukraine have left the organisation. Moldova has officially begun the process of withdrawing from the CIS. Turkmenistan is an associate member.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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