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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a meeting in Tehran, April 5, 2020. Photo: Official Presidential website / Handout via Reuters.
Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other, President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Iranian presidency website said.
Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak and Russia has seen a recent surge in infections.
“Officials from the two countries must make efforts for trade exchanges to take place between them while observing health protocols,” Rouhani said, according to the official website’s account of a phone call between the two presidents.
Rouhani, trying to revive an economy reeling under tough US sanctions, also pointed to what he called provocative actions by the United States and Israel in the region, and said that Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation to address regional problems.
Iran and Russia have both been fighting in the Syrian conflict in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
Separately, Rouhani said in a phone call with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani that the countries of the region must work together to establish security, the Iranian presidency website said.
“We believe that there is no way to establish security and long-lasting stability in the region other than cooperation and friendship among the countries of the region,” Rouhani said.
