Iran Press/ Iran News: Referring to the efforts of the United States and its European allies in the IAEA, the Russian President Vladimir Putin said: "We believe that their actions will not help resolve the current issues, and Russia is against such actions."
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi also said: "Cooperation and coordination of independent countries in order to ensure collective interests at the regional and international levels will neutralize the pressures of others."
Referring to last year's meeting of the two presidents in Moscow, Raisi said: "Since then, significant progress has been made in relations, and the pursuit of high-level agreements has paved the way for the development of cooperation in bilateral, regional, and international spheres."
Expressing hope that the conflict in Ukraine would end as soon as possible, Raisi stressed the importance of a diplomatic solution in this regard and announced Tehran's readiness to help resolve the conflict diplomatically.
"We have fulfilled our obligations under the nuclear deal, and now is the time for the United States to make a decision," he said, noting that the IAEA has repeatedly confirmed that there has been no deviation in Iran's nuclear activities.
The Iranian president also referred to regional developments, terrorism, and various types of occupation as two sides of the same coin.
The two sides also stressed the success of the two countries' model of strategic cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the continuation of cooperation, and increased coordination in the West Asian region, as well as in the Caucasus.
In the conversation, Vladimir Putin also expressed his regret over the train derailment in Iran, announced an 80% increase in trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, and said: "Our focus is on increasing cooperation in banking, transit, energy and agriculture."
A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator, and nearly half its cars derailed before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 87, officials said.
Referring to the importance of Iran's presence and role-playing in organizations such as the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Russian president highlighted: "Iran's presence and role-playing in regional and international organizations is in the interest of all countries, and we support it."
During the meeting, the Russian president presented a report on the political and military developments in Ukraine.
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