Putin signs Russian treaty ratification law

Deputy foreign ministers from Iran, Russia and China met in Beijing and issued a joint statement advocating diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Russia's State Duma adopted its resolution approving ratification of the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran.

Russia's Federation Council approved ratification of the strategic partnership treaty with Iran, completing the upper-house parliamentary step.

Vladimir Putin received Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Kremlin during the minister's visit to Moscow.

Lavrov and Araghchi held talks in Moscow. Russia offered assistance toward a negotiated settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue as US-Iran negotiations proceeded.

Sergei Tsivilev and Mohsen Paknejad co-chaired the eighteenth Russian-Iranian commission on trade and economic cooperation in Moscow.

Russia's emergencies ministry announced an order to send firefighting aircraft to Iran after the Shahid Rajaei port disaster near Bandar Abbas.

Russian emergencies ministry rescuers arrived in Iran to assist firefighting at Shahid Rajaei port after the major port disaster.

Pezeshkian and Putin discussed bilateral projects and the strategic treaty. Iran thanked Russia for port firefighting aid, while Putin offered technical help for nuclear negotiations.

The full free trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union entered into force, creating a new trade framework involving Russia and the other EAEU members.