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Iranian president Pezeshkian to meet Putin in Russia next month
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on October 11, 2024. (Alexander SHCHERBAK / POOL / AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on January 17 to sign a cooperation deal, Iranian media reports.
“The president will visit Russia on January 17 and the cooperation agreement between the two countries will be signed during the visit,” Tasnim news agency reports, quoting Iran’s ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali.
Russia and Iran are both under international sanctions restricting trade, but they have forged strong ties in various sectors, including military cooperation. Ukraine and its allies in many Western capitals have accused Tehran of supplying Moscow with weapons for use in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Iran has repeatedly denied the allegations.
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