Iran FM Araghchi discusses US and Israel tensions with Putin

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday said that discussions on the war and aggression involving the United States and Israel were held in detail during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir PutinAccording to statements posted on Telegram after the talks Araghchi described his meeting with the Russian President as very good stating that it lasted more than an hour and a half and covered bilateral relations as well as regional developmentsWe had a very good meeting with Mr Putin It probably lasted more than an hour and a half All issues both in bilateral relations and regional issues as well as the issue of war and aggression by the US and Zionist regimes were discussed and examined in detail Cooperation between the two countries was also considered and very good ideas were put forward the statement readThe statement came after Araghchi met with President Putin as part of his threenation diplomatic tour His visit to Russia follows recent trips to Pakistan and Oman forming part of broader regional consultations The Iranian Foreign Minister further stated that both sides explored areas of closer cooperation and exchanged proposals aimed at strengthening strategic ties between Tehran and MoscowThere are very good grounds for cooperation now Mr Putin also said that not only Russia but now the whole world is admiring the Iranian people for their resistance against America and for winning this unequal and unjust war the statement addedDuring his meeting Araghchi expressed his gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscows positions and support during the recent conflict with the United States describing IranRussia ties as a strategic partnershipIn statements shared on Telegram Araghchi said In the recent war it became clear that Iran has great friends and allies like Russia we thank you for your positions and supportHe reiterated Tehrans commitment to deepening bilateral ties adding I have been asked to reiterate on this trip that we view IranRussia relations as a strategic partnership and that these relations will continue as strong as they were and even more so with greater strength and breadthMeanwhile Putin during the meeting said that Moscow would do what it could to support Irans interests and help efforts to restore peace in West Asia amid the crisis in the regionAccording to Iranian State media Press TV Putin stated that Moscow remains committed to supporting Iran and other regional countries in promoting stability and peace in the region and also expressed hope that the Iranian people would overcome the ongoing difficult situation and that peace would be restored at the earliestI received a message from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei Russia will do what it can to support the interests of Iran and other regional countries and help bring peace to West Asia as soon as possible Putin said as quoted by Press TV I hope Iranian people overcome this difficult period and that peace is restored he addedThe meeting was also attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presidential aide of Russia Yury Ushakov and Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff Igor Kostyukov The Iranian side included Araghchis deputy Kazem Gharibabadi and Irans ambassador to Moscow Kazem JalaliThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever