The leaders of Belarus and Iran signed new agreements on Wednesday to boost bilateral ties in key areas including defense, the two governments said.<\/p>\n
Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Masoud Pezeshkian signed a package of 13 documents in the Belarusian capital, Minsk.<\/p>\n
Both governments have been placed under heavy sanctions, limiting potential trading partners. Pezeshkian said Iran would help Belarus to \u201cneutralize\u201d such measures, citing Tehran\u2019s decades of experience circumventing Western economic restrictions.<\/p>\n
Lukashenko told Pezeshkian that Belarus was \u201cready to cooperate with you on all issues \u2014 from providing your country with food to military-technical cooperation,\u201d calling the Iranian president a \u201cfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two parties did not disclose any further details on how the countries intend to cooperate in the defense sector. Other areas covered by the agreement include industry and tourism, as well as joint initiatives in science, technology and education.<\/p>\n
Access to Belarus\u2019 wood processing and chemical industry, as well as potash fertilizers, can all bring potential benefits to Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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