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Iran's FM in Russia to 'consult on matters of common concern'

Thursday, 17 April 2025 2:40 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 17 April 2025 8:11 PM ]

This handout picture shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) talking to reporters after arrival in Moscow on Thursday, April 17, 2025, with Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali on his side.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is visiting Moscow to "consult on matters of common interest and concern" with Russian officials, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says.

Baghaei on Thursday described Russia as a "strategic partner", emphasizing that mutual ties between Tehran and Moscow are anchored in solid grounds of "mutual understanding" and common interests.

“Iran-Russia's excellent bilateral relations are based on solid grounds of 'mutual understanding' & 'respect' as well as 'shared interests' of the two nations,” he wrote on the X social media platform.

FM @Araghchi visits the Russian Federation, our neighbor & strategic partner, to consult on matters of common interest & concern. #Iran-#Russia's excellent bilateral relations are based on solid grounds of 'mutual understanding' & 'respect' as well as 'shared interests' of the…
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) April 17, 2025

Heading a diplomatic delegation, Araghchi traveled to Moscow Thursday to deliver a written message from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Baghaei said.

The previously planned visit is taking place at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, within the framework of continuous consultations between the two countries as strategic partners, Baghaei added.

During his stay in Moscow, Araghchi will hold talks on bilateral relations, regional and international developments, and the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US.

His visit comes ahead of the second round of talks between the US and Iran on Saturday after they held "positive" indirect negotiations in the Omani capital on Tehran's nuclear program and the removal of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

President Putin was scheduled to meet Araghchi later Thursday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told state media.

The Kremlin said Wednesday that Russia was ready to do “everything” in its powers to help find a diplomatic resolution to the standoff between the United States and Iran.

Russia has issued calls for calm after US President Donald Trump last month appeared to threaten to bomb Iran if it did not agree to a new nuclear agreement.

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