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Iranian president meets Putin, Xi and Modi at SCO summit as tensions with U.S. rise

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Russian, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani leaders during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.
  • Vladimir Putin said Russia was providing Iran with needed support and supplies, while Pezeshkian thanked Moscow for backing Tehran during the war and under U.S. sanctions.
  • Pezeshkian said all SCO members opposed attacks on Iran and called for condemnation of aggressors and respect for territorial integrity.

Masoud Pezeshkian used the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek to meet Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and other leaders as military and economic pressure from the United States on Iran intensifies.

Russia is trying to provide Iran with the support it needs during this difficult period.

— Vladimir PutinPutin described Russia’s support for Iran during their meeting at the SCO summit.

Putin told the Iranian president that Russia was trying to provide Iran with the support it needed during the difficult period. He said Moscow had discussed the matter and was supplying necessary materials. Putin also expressed solidarity with the Iranian people, praising their courage and resolve in defending their national interests.

The Russian president said Moscow was continuing to develop trade and economic ties with Tehran despite the military and political situation surrounding Iran. “Russia stands in solidarity with the Iranian people,” Putin said, adding that bilateral friendship was advancing across all areas under the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership treaty.

The relationship between Iran and Russia is sincere and deep, and relations between the two countries have developed in all areas.

— Masoud PezeshkianPezeshkian thanked Russia for its support and characterized the bilateral relationship.

Pezeshkian thanked Russia for supporting Iran during the war and helping it respond to the economic effects of U.S. sanctions. “The relationship between Iran and Russia is sincere and deep, and relations between the two countries have developed in all areas,” he told Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. The meeting was reportedly the first between the two leaders since the United States and Iran went to war in February.

All SCO member states, without exception, determined that an attack on Iran cannot be tolerated.

— Masoud PezeshkianHe described the position he said SCO members took regarding attacks on Iran.

Pezeshkian also held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as well as the leaders of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The discussions covered economic cooperation, regional security and international issues. “All SCO member states, without exception, determined that an attack on Iran cannot be tolerated,” Pezeshkian said, according to Press TV. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote that he had conveyed the need to defend Iran’s sovereignty and maintain unity, adding, “The future will be multipolar and multilateral.”

The future will be multipolar and multilateral.

— Abbas AraghchiIran’s foreign minister used the phrase while describing diplomatic discussions at the summit.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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