Mishustin asked the Vice President of Iran to convey greetings from Putin to Peseshkian 

On October 19, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, during a meeting with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, asked him to convey greetings from Russian President Vladimir Putin to the leader of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Peseshkian.

"Dear Mr. Aref, I am glad to meet you again! First of all, I would like to ask you to convey greetings and best wishes to President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Peseshkian from President of Russia Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin," he said.

Mishustin joined in the congratulations, and then touched upon a number of important bilateral issues. So, he recalled that Russia provided large-scale humanitarian assistance to Iran when it was attacked. The head of the Russian government said that Tehran, among other things, received medicines and medicines from Moscow.

"Iran is fully ready to open the country to Russian citizens"

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On October 8, following a conversation with Peseshkian, Putin drew attention to the positive development of Russian-Iranian relations. At that time, the Russian president spoke about an increase in interstate trade turnover by more than 21% from 2025, and also once again announced his readiness to assist in resolving the current situation in the Middle East.