Iran's President-elect Holds Talks with Erdogan, Putin

Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has received separate phone calls from the presidents of Turkey and Russia.

Iran (IMNA) - In his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Iranian president-elect highlighted the significance of ties with Russia and pledged to further expand mutual relations. Pezeshkian said the new administration will pursue and implement the agreements signed with Russia under the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.

He added that it is important for Tehran and Moscow to strengthen cooperation in regional and international organizations and treaties, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS group of emerging economies and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Iran's President-elect Holds Talks with Erdogan, Putin

Pezeshkian noted that documents related to Iran-Russia comprehensive cooperation agreement have been finalized and are ready to be signed soon. The Russian president, for his part, congratulated Pezeshkian on being elected Iranian president and wished him every success in his work.

Both sides agreed to establish "personal contact" this year and hailed high-level mutual relations based on good neighborliness, reiterating their readiness to strengthen cooperation in different sectors.

In the phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the latter said Turkey and Iran have maintained deep-rooted relations and that the two countries will further promote ties in various fields during Pezeshkian's tenure. Erdogan congratulated Pezeshkian over his election as the new president of Iran and wished him success. The two leaders discussed mutual relations and regional and international developments.

Iran's President-elect Holds Talks with Erdogan, Putin

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