Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian

Meeting with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian
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During in Turkmenbashi, Vladimir Putin and President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian discussed current issues of Russian-Iranian interaction and the situation in the region, Kremlin informs.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, it is a great pleasure to see you.

We recently met at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek. Today, we have an opportunity to discuss the state of our relations, the situation in the region, and the dynamics of these processes.

Regarding bilateral relations, I would like to note that they are developing positively on the basis of the fundamental treaty we signed at the beginning of last year.

The situation in the economic sphere can be described as positive. Our trade increased by 21 percent last year, and this trend continued during the first seven months of this year.

I believe that our humanitarian cooperation can also serve as a good example, as numerous humanitarian events are held in both Russia and Iran.

Overall, our relations are growing stronger. I would like to ask you to convey our best regards and wishes of well-being and all the best to the Supreme Leader of Iran.

Of course, the most pressing issue today is the situation in the region. We know that Iran is making genuine efforts to bring an end to the conflict that is raging in the region through no fault of Iran, and that it has once again put forward new proposals for a settlement of the situation by peaceful means.

Mr President, you are aware of our position. For our part, we are ready to do everything within our power to help you resolve this situation.

We have an opportunity to discuss all these issues.

Once again, I am delighted to see you.

President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian (retranslated): Mr President, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to meet with you once again.

I would like to wish you a happy birthday and extend my very best wishes to you, along with wishes for success and prosperity for your country, which is a good friend of ours.

Naturally, we appreciate the development of our relations, which are currently advancing in practically every sphere. Our ties are expanding in trade, economic cooperation and in humanitarian affairs. Progress is being made across the board, and we have the political will needed to further develop our relations in accordance with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that we have signed. Cooperation in all these areas can help us resolve the problems we face.

The United States is pursuing a unilateral approach. You have repeatedly stressed that the world and the region in which we live must move towards multilateralism. We must not allow unilateralism to gain a foothold and spread throughout the world.

The United States is currently seeking to dictate its views to every country in the world. Its politicians pursue their own domestic political agendas and impose them on other countries, dictating how they should act.

You have repeatedly spoken out against unilateralism in your statements. We appreciate this and, of course, share this approach and position.

During our negotiations, they [the United States] repeatedly attacked us in the middle of the talks, but we never walked away from the negotiating table.

We are now reviewing the results of our efforts. We have exchanged proposals with the United States and have once again produced a revised version of the American initiative. Once the text has been finalised, we will again, through intermediaries, take stock of all these initiatives.

I would like to express my gratitude to you for your position on the regional situation and at the United Nations. Thanks to your support, they have been unable to impose their unilateral approach on us. We are always grateful to you for this – for your position and for the position of your country and your government.

We are striving to end the war as soon as possible, and it is essential that our rights are respected. However, if the other side continues to take a unilateral approach, this will not be possible in the near future. We are therefore doing everything within our power, taking into account our own position and the proposals on the table, to put these efforts into practice.

We believe that our relations are at a high level, and we hope to continue moving forward at the same pace. The conditions are now particularly favourable for accelerating the development of our relations even further.

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