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Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian discussed the Alaska summit, bilateral issues, and agreed to strengthen ties and meet at the upcoming SCO summit in China.
File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R). (Image: AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, during which they discussed the recently held Alaska summit, the Russian Embassy in Iran confirmed.
In a post on X, the the Russian Embassy in Iran wrote, “On August 25, President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which Putin informed about the main results of the Russian-American summit in Anchorage.”
“A number of key issues of the bilateral agenda were discussed,” the embassy further wrote.
Further, the two leaders also agreed to boost their bilateral ties and agreed to hold a bilateral meeting at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China.
“During telephone conversation on August 25 Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed their intention to further enhance Russian-Iranian cooperation in various fields and agreed to meet at the upcoming #SCO summit in China,” the Russian Embassy wrote in another post.
The two leaders also discussed Iran’s nuclear program as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal. Britain, France, and Germany have warned that they might bring back UN sanctions against Iran unless it agrees to limit its uranium enrichment and restore cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) inspectors, according to news agency AFP.
Iranian state media said that the Islamic Republic will hold talks with the European trio in Geneva on Tuesday.
The Iranian presidency said Pezeshkian had thanked Putin for supporting Tehran’s “right to enrichment” and said Iran was “not seeking, and will never seek to build nuclear weapons”, AFP report mentioned.
The two nations have deepened their political, military, and economic ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com’s general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18…Read More
Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com’s general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18… Read More
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