Iranian President Pezeshkian to Meet Putin at SCO Summit on September 1

Russian Presidential Assistant Yury Ushakov announced on Friday that President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on September 1. The meeting is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, which is set to run from August 31 to September 1.

Ushakov did not provide specific details regarding the agenda or topics to be discussed during the Putin-Pezeshkian meeting. However, the announcement comes amid ongoing diplomatic engagements between Iran and Russia, which have strengthened their ties in recent years, particularly in economic and security spheres.

The Russian official also revealed that Putin plans to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the coming days. These meetings are part of a series of high-level diplomatic interactions expected around the SCO summit.

The SCO, which includes major Eurasian powers such as China, Russia, India, and Pakistan, serves as a platform for regional cooperation on security, trade, and political issues. Iran has been an observer state and has expressed interest in full membership.

According to Mehr News Agency, the announcement was made in remarks published on Friday, and no further details were provided by Ushakov at the time.