my timesThe Korea Times
  1. World

Putin meets Iran's Araghchi, voices hope for peace in Iran, state media reports

Listen
By Reuters
  • Published KST
  • Updated KST
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

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

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.