– This meeting is of great importance both for discussing bilateral issues and, of course, for discussing the rapid escalation of the situation in the Middle East – said the advisor, quoted by the Interfax propaganda agency. Vladimir Putin for foreign policy Yuri Ushakov.
It's about Friday's meeting between the Russian dictator and the president Iranu Masud Pezeszkian. The leaders' conversation is scheduled to take place in Ashgabat during ceremonies commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the 18th-century poet Magtymguly Pyraga.
AFP notes that Putin's participation in the event has not been announced in advance.
Russia. Vladimir Putin distances himself from Israel? He plans to meet the Iranian leader
At the same time, in a separate statement, reported by another Russian news agency TASS, Ushakov he denied that Vladimir Putin was planning a similar meeting with the prime minister Israela Benjamin Netanyahu.
Last week, the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Iran, where he talked with Pezeshkian and the country's vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref. The meetings took place while Israel was bombing heavily Lebanontargeting Iran-backed Hezbollaha Russia led the evacuation of some citizens.
Moscow maintains close relations with Tehran, which – according to accusations from Western governments – delivers The Kremlin drones and missiles. Iran has repeatedly denied these claims.
As previously reported, Iranian President Pezeshkian will also meet Putin during his visit to Russia, when he will take part in BRICS summit – BrazilRussia, India, Chin and South Africa.
Israel's war with Hamas. Iran praises the attack
Putin's decision to meet with the Iranian leader came after Iran praised him attack Hamasu to Israel on October 7, 2023calling it a “defining moment for the Palestinians.” The first anniversary of this tragic event was celebrated on Monday.
“The operation of October 7, 2023 was a turning point in the history of the legal struggle of the Palestinian people against the occupation and oppression of the Zionist regime,” Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement.
The ministry described the attack as “the release of the Palestinian people's pent-up historical anger against eight decades of occupation, murder and genocide.”
In a statement, Tehran he also blamed Israel's allies to support these activities. “Supporters of the occupation regime, especially United States“were complicit in crimes” against Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians and Yemenis.
It added that “they must be held accountable for supplying weapons and supporting the Zionist regime.”
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