Russian President Vladimir Putin and the president-elect of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone call Monday to stress the continuation of contacts and cooperation between the two countries.

According to The Iran Project, the Kremlin announced in a statement that both the presidents of Iran and Russia expressed their readiness to work closely to develop mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

Putin called the president-elect of Iran and congratulated him again on his victory in Iran's elections.

Stating that relations between Iran and Russia are at their apex, the President of Russia expressed hope that those relations will continue during the presidency of Mr. Pezeshkian and with the implementation of the agreements reached between the two countries during late president Ebrahim Raeisi.