Pezeshkian at Kobakhidze Meeting: Tehran and Tbilisi Need Transparent Frameworks and Timetable

Meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took place in Yerevan within the framework of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. According to the office of the Iranian president, Pezeshkian said that Tehran and Tbilisi need transparent frameworks and a timetable to implement joint initiatives.

According to the office of the Iranian president, Pezeshkian stressed the need to turn the growing economic, cultural and tourism ties between the two countries into practical cooperation.

According to the administration, speaking about US sanctions imposed against Iran, Pezeshkian described these measures as contrary to humanitarian principles, and named recent attacks on Iran unjustified and inhumane actions. He said Iran is not seeking to create nuclear weapons and rejected false propaganda directed against the country. The president also noted that Iran is always ready for dialogue, but will not submit to pressure.

According to the Iranian side, Kobakhidze said that Georgia maintains a clear position toward neighboring countries and opposes any external interference in their internal affairs. Referring to the geographical and cultural ties between the two countries, he said that bilateral relations should be based on friendship and cooperation.

Kobakhidze expressed hope that coordination between the foreign ministries and diplomatic services of the two countries will help identify common interests in the fields of economic cooperation and tourism.

In a post on social media about the meeting, Pezeshkian wrote: "We need clear and transparent frameworks to develop relations between us".