Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, Russian state media reported.
Russia and Tehran, both of which are subject to tough Western sanctions, have developed an increasingly close relationship in recent years.
Moscow’s TASS news agency confirmed the Russian leader’s plans, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry had earlier said Araghchi would travel to Moscow for talks.
“We confirm a visit by Araghchi to Russia for the purpose of holding talks,” the ministry told the RIA Novosti news agency, without giving further details.
Iran’s ISNA news agency quoted Tehran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, as saying that Araghchi would meet with Putin to “consult with Russian officials about the latest status of negotiations, the ceasefire and surrounding developments.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Araghchi had already left Islamabad for Russia on Sunday.
It comes after Araghchi stopped in the Pakistani capital on his way to Russia for the second time in less than 24 hours, having also traveled to Oman, as mediators sought to keep alive peace talks with the United States in a bid to end the war that began on February 28.
There has been no second round of direct talks between Washington and Tehran, despite a ceasefire that began more than two weeks ago in the US-Israeli war with Iran.
