Madanizadeh said the two trips should be viewed as parts of a broader economic strategy rather than as separate diplomatic engagements. His visit to Moscow will focus on bilateral economic cooperation and the implementation of previously agreed memoranda and contracts, while his subsequent participation in the BRICS finance ministers’ meeting in India will provide an opportunity for wider consultations on financial and economic cooperation among emerging economies.

Russia, Madanizadeh said, is an important economic partner for Iran, with considerable scope for expanding bilateral ties in trade, investment, financial relations, energy, transportation and infrastructure.

One of the main priorities during the Moscow visit will be to follow up on bilateral memorandums of understanding and agreements that have already been negotiated and are expected to move toward implementation or signature, he said.

Madanizadeh also highlighted the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) as a strategic priority for Iran. The corridor, he said, could strengthen Iran’s role as a transit bridge linking Russia and other northern markets with destinations in South Asia, particularly India.

Developing transport and transit infrastructure, he added, should not be viewed merely as a construction project but as part of Iran’s longer-term strategy to establish itself as a major regional trade route.

The minister’s second trip will take him to India for the BRICS finance ministers’ meeting, which he described as an 'important platform for expanding Iran’s economic and financial engagement with emerging markets.'

The agenda is expected to include development finance, banking and financial cooperation, trade and investment facilitation, and the role of emerging economies in the international financial system. Madanizadeh also pointed to proposals involving markets for strategic commodities, a BRICS energy market, joint investment funds and bilateral or multilateral local-currency arrangements.

Madanizadeh said the Iranian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance was seeking to transform economic diplomacy from 'a largely political or ceremonial concept into a practical instrument for economic growth and development.'

“The objective is to use the potential of our foreign economic relations to counter sanctions and economic warfare, strengthen domestic production and trade, attract financial resources and investment, and create new opportunities for the Iranian economy,” he said.

He expressed hope that the two visits would produce tangible economic outcomes and that their benefits would ultimately be reflected in Iran’s economy and in the daily lives of its people.