AhlulBayt News Agency - A senior Iranian security official has met with high-ranking Russian authorities in Moscow, discussing developments in Syria and the Middle East as well as bilateral cooperation.
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), met with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow late on Monday, when the two officials exchanged viewpoints about developments in Syria and bilateral cooperation for a political solution to the foreign-sponsored crisis in the Arab country.
Shamkhani also held a separate meeting with Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF), discussing with him regional developments and cooperation and the exchange of information between SNSC and SCRF.
Additionally, the top Iranian official met with Russia’s special envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev. The two discussed the status quo in Syria, potential future developments there and strategies to resolve the Syrian crisis.
Shamkhani traveled to Moscow for the high-level meetings on Monday. Before departing the Russian capital for Tehran, he elaborated on the topics of discussions he had had with Russian authorities. He said common areas of interest, including regional issues, mutual security cooperation, regional terrorism, the situation in Syria as well as continued contacts between SNSC and SCRF, were discussed.
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