Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Iran as a kind neighbor and an old partner for the Russian Federation.

“We admire the constructive relations between Iran and Russia, which is based on the equal rights of nation’s principle, mutual respect, friendship and trust,” the top Russian diplomat said
in a message to a forum in commemoration of 515 years of historical relations between Iran and Russia.

“We are satisfied with the progressive development of cooperation between Iran and Russia in all fields, including foreign policy, defense, economy and culture,” Lavrov added.

According to the agreements reached between the leaders of our governments, we are committed to continue joint cooperation for boost of bilateral ties, he noted.

Lavrov meanwhile, underlined commitment of Iran and Russia to find effective responses to global and regional crises and problems, including international terrorism and extremism.

The official stressed the Tehran-Moscow cooperation to resolve Syria crisis through political ways.

Source: IRNA