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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Kremlin says Iranian president to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 15, 2022. (Alexandr Demyanchuk / SPUTNIK / AFP)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Russia on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin says, as the two countries strengthen economic and military ties in the face of Western sanctions.
“I can confirm. There will be Russian-Iranian negotiations on December 7,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells reporters when asked about media reports of Raisi’s impending visit.
