Putin will meet the Iranian and Turkish presidents in Iran on July 19

In addition to the trilateral meeting, known as the Astana format for the Syria agreement, Putin will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at his daily press conference.

“Putin’s trip to Tehran is being prepared, where the meeting of the leaders of the guarantor countries (ceasefire in Syria) will be held in the form of Astana,” Peskov said.

Told in the Turkish press about Putin’s possible trip to Turkey for a meeting with Erdogan, a Kremlin spokesman clarified that the meeting would take place in Iran and not Turkey.

“[O encontro com Erdogan] It will be on the 19th,” Peskov confirmed.

On the other hand, quoted by the Iranian news agency IRNA, Mohammad Reza Burebrahimi, head of the Economic Commission of the Iranian Parliament, announced today that “planning to improve economic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow will be a priority. Meetings between the presidents from Russia and Iran.”

The deputy noted that Ibrahim Raisi assured the Russians during his visit to Moscow in January that the Islamic Republic of Iran wanted to deepen economic cooperation with Russia.

Relations between Iran and Russia have strained over the past few months.

In addition to Raisi’s trip to Russia in January, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has visited Moscow twice in less than a year.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak visited Iran in late May, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Iranian officials on June 26 in Tehran.

Iran and Russia are seeking to expand relations to counter and moderate the economic sanctions imposed on both countries by the international community.

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