Iranian FM hands Khamenei’s letter to Putin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi handed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a message from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

It said on its Telegram channel that Araghchi told Putin that Tehran is determined to strengthen and expand relations with Russia at all levels, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, "mainly nuclear issues" were discussed at the meeting, as well as the conflict in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.

Araghchi is in Moscow on a visit on April 17-18. He is also to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.