Following a failed mutiny of the Wagner group in Russia, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have had a phone conversation, Kremlin reported on Monday,IRNA reports.
During the phone call, the Iranian president reportedly voiced Tehran’s support for the measures taken by the Russian government to deal with the June 24 revolt.
According to Kremlin, the two presidents also discussed international issues, including ensuring stability in the South Caucasus and the need to find a settlement to the Syrian issue.
Presidents of Iran and Russia reviewed further expansion of bilateral cooperation, underlining the need for implementing the agreements already signed between the two countries on trade, energy and transportation cooperation.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs to Iran’s President, Mohammad Jamshidi, also referred to Raisi’s phone calls with his Russian and Armenian counterparts on his official Twitter account on Monday, noting that the Iranian president has welcomed peace talks and stressed that any geopolitical change in the region and the presence of extra-regional powers would harm the security in the Caucasus region.
Jamshidi said that the Russian president briefed President Raisi on the recent insurrection in Russia and underlined that the incident failed to create any challenge for Russia’s national sovereignty.
President Raisi, for his part, voiced Tehran’s support for Russia’s sovereignty, Jamshidi said.
