Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu during talks with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian reaffirmed support for the Islamic Republic of Iran's policy on corridors and communication routes with Azerbaijan, Mehr reported. It is noted that Shoigu met with Ahmadian in Tehran on Tuesday and conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin's message to the Iranian side.

“A high-ranking Russian security official arrived in Tehran in accordance with the Russian president's instruction to fulfill the agreements reached earlier between the two sides during the visit of the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ahmadian to St. Petersburg in Russia. In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu reiterated support for the Islamic Republic of Iran's policy on corridors and communication routes with the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Shoigu also handed him Putin's message,” the report emphasized.