Putin meets Iran's Araghchi, voices hope for peace in Iran, state media reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, April 27. AP-Yonhap
By Reuters
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, local news agencies reported.
Putin said Russia hoped the Iranian people will weather what he described as a "difficult period" and that peace will prevail. He added that Russia would do everything in the interests of Iran and other countries in the region, the state-run RIA news agency reported.