Moscow and Tehran hold talks on bolstering international security and cybersecurity ties
Tehran - BORNA - Mohammad Hassan-Nejad Pirkouhi, Director-General for International Peace and Security at Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Oleg Postnikov, Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at the Russian Foreign Ministry, to consult on a broad spectrum of issues.
During the meeting, Hassan-Nejad Pirkouhi and Postnikov reviewed regional developments following the military aggression against Iran by the United States and the Israeli regime.
These consultations were held within the framework of regular bilateral dialogues under the countries' comprehensive strategic agreement.
Senior diplomats from both nations emphasized coordinating their positions ahead of the upcoming convening of the First Committee of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The discussions also covered joint areas of cooperation within the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and the peaceful uses of outer space. Both sides expressed interest in continuing bilateral engagements on arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation across various formats.
Tehran and Moscow move to strengthen cybersecurity and protect critical infrastructure
In addition, Iran and Russia held a new round of technical consultations in Moscow to examine methods for reinforcing cybersecurity, combating cybercrime, and improving the resilience of critical infrastructure and communication networks against attacks.
The cybersecurity talks involved an Iranian delegation headed by the Director-General for International Peace and Security and representatives from the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Information Security.
Officials from relevant agencies of both nations reviewed the implementation of the bilateral agreement and its accompanying action plan. Key topics included identifying and executing cybersecurity projects, enhancing network resilience, combating cybercrime, training personnel for computer incident response, and expanding cooperation on artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The bilateral agreement on information security cooperation was signed on January 26, 2021, in Moscow, ratified by the Iranian Parliament in December 2023, and subsequently came into force following legislative approval in both countries. This meeting marked the second round of technical consultations under the agreement since its ratification.
Furthermore, Article 11 of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty—signed by the presidents of both nations in Moscow on January 17, 2025—underscores the imperative to expand cooperation in international information security and bolster the cybersecurity of both nations' national infrastructures.
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