MOSCOW, APR 24 (IRNA/APP/DNA):The 18th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Cooperation Commission has opened in Moscow, with expert discussions underway on energy, transportation, and trade.

The two-day session kicked off on Wednesday with technical meetings where working groups are drafting multiple partnership agreements.

The finalized documents will be reviewed by the commission’s co-chairs—Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and Russia’s Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev—before the ministers sign the concluding agreement on the final day.

Key topics on the agenda include establishing an Iranian gas hub, facilitating Russian gas exports to Iran, cooperating on peaceful nuclear energy projects, developing the North-South Transport Corridor, and streamlining financial, trade, and agricultural exchanges.

The previous session, held in Tehran from February 26–28, 2024, concluded with a final agreement and 18 additional cooperation documents.