Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Nizhny Novgorod, June 10, 2024

Thank you for attending this meeting and for the opportunity to have a bilateral discussion with you.

I would like to yet again extend my heartfelt condolences on the passing of President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. We will always remember them not only as great sons of the Islamic Republic of Iran but also as loyal friends of Russia. Together, we accomplished much and established several promising plans for cooperation in the interests of our peoples.

We appreciate our Iranian friends’ commitment to maintaining the continuity of our relations and their unwavering stance on advancing mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas. We confirm our full support and reciprocation of this position.