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Caspian Sea summit to open in Tehran
Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, plan to discuss how best to divide the resource-rich seabed at the 2nd summit of Caspian Sea Littoral States.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived on Monday morning and was officially welcomed by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
The two presidents also held talks on bilateral ties as well as important regional and international issues.
Ahmadinejad said it is projected that Iran-Kazakhstan trade will hit $10 billion a year in the near future.
In a joint press conference, Ahmadinejad said that Nazarbayev’ visit to Tehran will play a constructive role in the development of ties between Tehran and Astana.
The Iranian president added that the two countries are determined to expand their economic relations.
Iran-Kazakhstan trade currently stands at $2 billion a year.
Nazarbayev said that Kazakhstan has developed significant economic ties with the Islamic Republic over the past 15 years since the Central Asian country gained independence. He added that Astana sees no restrictions to the expansion of comprehensive ties with Tehran.
Putin brushes off assassination attempt rumors
Prior to his visit to Tehran, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that he would travel to Iran despite reports about a possible assassination attempt against him.
Russia`s Interfax news agency, citing a source in Russia`s special services, said Sunday that suicide terrorists had been trained to carry out the assassination in Iran. The Kremlin said Putin was informed about the threat.
"Of course I am going to Iran," Putin told reporters at a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following talks in Wiesbaden, southwest Germany.
"If I always listened to all the various threats and the recommendations of the special services I would never leave home."
Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly dismissed rumors of a possible plot by terrorists to assassinate Putin during his stay in Tehran.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini called the report a "psychological warfare" by the enemies.
Peaceful means
Putin also said direct contact and "peaceful means" were the only way to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.
He said the trip was a chance to support direct dealings with Iran — which has no diplomatic relations with the United States — and cited North Korea, which recently agreed to take its nuclear reactor out of service, as an example of the results achievable by diplomacy.
"We were patient and consistently looked for solutions and it looks like we are finding them. The same has to be applied, we believe, in the case of the Iranian nuclear program," Putin said.
"We can and must be patient and look for a way out. Can we do it without having a dialogue with the Iranian leadership and people? I think it`s impossible, unlikely."
Putin underlined that Russia planned to work with Europe and the United States, which are also stressing negotiation with Iran.