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Putin Holds Phone Call With Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei On West Asia Cooperation Roadmap
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Putin and Rezaei discussed regional and international issues, with emphasis on West Asia. They stressed continuation of strategic cooperation based on the West Asia roadmap.
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Putin calls Rezaei
Vladimir Putin held a telephone call with Mohsen Rezaei, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to discuss regional and international developments with a particular focus on West Asia. IRIB reported that Rezaei expressed appreciation for remarks by Putin and other Russian officials praising Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other prominent national figures, as well as their support for the Iranian people’s resilience.
Both sides stressed the importance of continuing strategic cooperation in accordance with the roadmap outlined by the two countries’ leaders, according to the IRIB account. Anadolu Ajansı similarly described the call as focusing on the situation in the Middle East, with Putin and Rezaei emphasizing strategic cooperation based on the roadmap agreed between the two countries.
Roadmap and praise
Rezaei and Putin framed their exchange as part of high-level consultations following recent meetings between senior officials from the two countries, with Tasnim reporting that the call took place as part of such consultations. Tasnim said Putin and Rezaei stressed the need to continue Russia and Iran’s strategic partnership on the basis of an action plan developed by the two countries’ top leadership.
IRIB reported that Rezaei thanked Putin and other Russian officials for praising Ali Khamenei and other prominent national figures, and for supporting the Iranian people’s resilience. The IRIB account also said both sides emphasized continuing strategic cooperation in line with the roadmap outlined by the two countries’ leaders, while IRIB provided no further details on specific regional issues discussed or measures to advance bilateral cooperation.
What comes next
IRIB’s account left the specific agenda open, saying the broadcaster did not provide further details on specific regional issues discussed or measures to advance bilateral cooperation. Anadolu Ajansı described the call as emphasizing the importance of continuing strategic cooperation in accordance with the roadmap agreed between the two countries, tying the discussion to that stated framework.
Tasnim characterized the call as part of ongoing high-level consultations after recent meetings between senior officials, and it described the exchange as focusing on developments in the Middle East. The call therefore reinforced a stated commitment to strategic cooperation based on the roadmap, while the sources did not specify any concrete next steps beyond continuing that cooperation.