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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Maziar Motamedi

What next for Iran and Russia ties after Raisi-Putin meeting?

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow, on Thursday [State Duma/Handout via Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – Prior to his departure for Moscow this week, Ebrahim Raisi expressed hope that the visit, the first by an Iranian president in almost five years, would lead to a “turning point” in his country’s relations with Russia.

In the Russian capital, both Raisi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, supported improving bilateral ties during a three-hour meeting on Wednesday in which they also discussed regional and international issues.

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