The key facts

  • Pezeshkian will speak at the GECF summit in Moscow on Tuesday and will make a one-day visit.
  • The meeting with Putin will continue the talks that followed Lavrov's visit to Tehran on October 19.
  • Topics of the talks: bilateral cooperation, regional and international issues.

Visit to Moscow and the GECF Summit

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will fly to Russia overnight into Mondayto take part in the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow. This was reported by the Iranian semi-official Tasnim news agency. On Tuesday, Pezeshkian is expected to deliver a speech at the summit. The visit is planned for one day; in addition, the Iranian president may hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of other countries participating in the forum.

Meeting with Putin and the agenda of the talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced the upcoming meeting of the two leaders in advance. On Friday, he said on Instagram that Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin would meet in Moscow this week. According to Araghchi, the meeting will continue the discussions held during the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Tehran on October 19. The talks are expected to focus on bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international developments.

Context

The GECF is an intergovernmental organization uniting the largest natural gas producing countries, including Iran, Russia, Qatar and Algeria. The summit in Moscow is thus being held on a platform that brings together key players of the global gas market, and the Iranian leader's visit combines participation in the forum with bilateral contacts. Details of possible bilateral meetings with other summit participants have not yet been disclosed.