IRNA – Iranian envoy to Russian Federation emphasized the effectiveness of talks held between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the past four years.


'During the past 4 years, Rouhani and Putin have held 12 meetings,' Mehdi Sanaie said in a meeting with Leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

“The meetings which aimed at developing bilateral cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields were very effective,” he added.

He also underscored the need for holding round tables and expert meetings between the two countries’ lawmakers.

Meanwhile, Zhirinovsky referred to the importance of the recent Sochi Tripartite Summit held between Iran, Russia and Turkey on establishing stability in the region and in the world as well.

He also evaluated launching international North-South corridor as essential in promoting bilateral economic cooperation.

The Liberal Democratic Party members in Russian Duma are ready to take a trip to Iran, he said, calling for developing parliamentary ties with Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) and its factions.

The tripartite meeting which was held on Wednesday in Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi focused on the results of Syria peace talks held in Astana, Kazakhstan and the beginning of political process within Syria.