Russian President Vladimir Putin
© RTRussian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Iranian capital, Tehran, attending a trilateral summit with the leaders of Iran and Azerbaijan. Commenting on a number of joint projects between the nations, Putin especially stressed the importance of cooperation to provide security in the Middle East.

"Thanks to our joint efforts, and also with the participation of Turkey, the situation in Syria has been developing positively," Putin said at a press conference in Tehran on Wednesday.

The president pointed out that Iran and Russia have contributed to not only fighting terrorism in Syria, but have been successfully involved in a peaceful negotiations process to solve the crisis, having paved the way for political settlement in the war-torn country.


Tehran and Moscow "have been working productively and managed to coordinate positions on the issue,"
Putin said.