The first session of regional cooperation within the framework of 3+3 group consisting of three southern Caucasus countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) and three neighboring countries including Russia, Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran was held at the level of deputy foreign ministers in Moscow.
According to Ashura News, quoted by ISNA news agency, Alireza Haghighian, assistant to Iran’s foreign minister and director general for the Eurasian region’s affairs, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Islamic Republic, in his speech, supported regional cooperation, especially in fields of economy, trade, transportation and transit as well as cooperation among countries in the form of the 3+3 initiative.
Haghighian said the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the countries that put forth the idea of forming the 3+3 group of countries.
He added that the group is line with the regional policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is based on resolving problems, challenges and differences in the region by regional countries.
The Iranian foreign minister’s assistant added that regional cooperation, particularly in fields of trade, economy, transportation and transit will be considerably conducive to growth, development and prosperity as well as lasting peace and stability in the region.
In the meeting, Haghighian also backed the notion of cooperation within the framework of the 3+3 group and underlined the need for respecting the territorial integrity of nations and avoiding any geopolitical changes in the region.
It should be pointed out that Georgia’s representative did not attend the meeting.
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