Iranian leader Masoud Peseshkian plans to travel to Moscow next week for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced on October 23.
Speaking about discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held on October 19, Araqchi emphasized that Iran and Russia intend to continue negotiations on political and economic cooperation, the implementation of existing agreements, and strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership. The talks also addressed expanding trade, investment collaboration, and joint transport, logistics, and energy projects.
On October 20, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref in Dushanbe. During the meeting, Mishustin requested Aref to convey greetings from the Russian President to Iran’s leader and recalled Russia’s large-scale humanitarian assistance provided during periods of attack on Iran.
Earlier, on October 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted positive developments in Russia-Iran relations following a conversation with Peseshkian and announced his readiness to assist in resolving the current situation in the Middle East.
