Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately paid tribute to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, calling him a “outstanding political man” and a “true good friend” of Moscow.
Putin, whose nation has considerably strengthened relations with the Iran previously two years, he additionally had a phone dialog immediately with interim president Mohammad Mohbar, instantly after his appointment, to precise his condolences.
Its president of Russia paid tribute to a “dependable companion who made a useful private contribution to the event of pleasant relations between Russia and Iran,” the Kremlin mentioned in an announcement.
Vladimir Putin and Mohammad Mohbar insisted throughout this dialog their “mutual will to persistently proceed complete cooperation” between the 2 international locations, in response to the identical supply.
In response to APE-MPE, a couple of hours earlier, Putin had paid tribute to Ebrahim Raisi in a condolence message launched by the Kremlin.
“Ebrahim Raisi was a outstanding politician. As a real good friend of Russia, he made a useful private contribution to the event of good-neighborly relations between our international locations and made nice efforts to deliver them to the extent of strategic cooperation,” mentioned the Russian president.
The Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov he additionally paid tribute to Raishi and the Iranian international minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahianwho was additionally killed in that crash, saying the 2 had been “true and dependable buddies” of Russia and “true patriots” who “vigorously supported the pursuits of their nation.”
Russia has turned to Iran for the reason that starting of its assault on Ukraine in 2022, for army in addition to monetary help. Heavy Western sanctions have been imposed on each international locations.
The latter accuse Tehran of supporting the Russian offensive by supplying Moscow primarily with drones.
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