[Putin: Will cooperate with Iran in "all fields"] # Putin says will cooperate with Iran in all fields # According to the Iranian Press TV website reported on September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the "strategic" relations between Russia and Iran on the 12th, saying that friendly relations between the two countries have flourished in recent years. Reported that Putin met with Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mahmoud Ahmadi on the sidelines of the meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Affairs in St. Petersburg, and made the above statement. Putin said he plans to meet and hold talks with Iranian President Pesehizyan on the sidelines of the BRICS leaders' summit in Kazan. He said Russia also hopes that President Pezechiyan will visit Russia to sign a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the two countries. Putin said Russia was determined to cooperate with Iran in all fields, adding that trade between Moscow and Tehran had increased by nearly 10 percent in the first six months of the year. Ahmadi stressed that Iran's new government will continue to promote relations with Russia.
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