The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks that Vladimir Putin’s spokesman say covered military and nuclear cooperation, as well as the fight against the Islamic State group.
Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani met Thursday in the Russian city of Ufa, which is hosting a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in which Iran has observer status.
The Russian president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin noted “positive dynamics” in the ongoing Vienna talks regarding a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, according to Russian news agencies.
Peskov declined to say whether the talks touched on the delivery of S-300 advanced air-defense systems to Iran. After a framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program was reached this spring, Putin lifted Russia’s suspension on sending the S-300s, but no deliveries have been reported.
— AP
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani during the 7th BRICS summit in Ufa on July 9, 2015. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP)
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