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Putin to Pezeshkian: Russia ready to sign comprehensive deal with Iran
Putin made the remarks during a phone conversation with Iran’s new chief executive.
Referring to increasing cooperation between Iran and Russia, especially in the fields of energy and transportation, the Russian president expressed his country’s readiness to sign a new comprehensive cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the next meeting of the BRICS group of emerging economies in Russia. Putin invited Pezeshkian to participate in the meeting which is set to be held in the southwestern Russian city of Kazan.
Pezeshkian, for his part, said Iran’s attaches great importance to the relations with the friendly and neighboring country of Russia and will undoubtedly strengthen these relations.
The president-elect emphasized his government’s determination on implementation of the agreements signed between the two countries under the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
Also on Monday, Pezeshkian held a separate phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
During the talks, both sides discussed bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries as well as regional and international issues.
Pezeshkian was elected as the country’s new president in the runoff election on Friday.
Pezeshkian garnered more than 16 million votes out of over 30 million ballots cast in the presidential runoff election, which was held on July 5.