During a phone call, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, noted record trade levels despite unilateral sanctions against the two states. This is stated in a post at: area Russian diplomatic mission.
“The parties noted that the positive dynamics have strengthened in the development of multilateral cooperation between Russia and Iran. “Despite the unilateral illegitimate sanctions imposed on our countries, the satisfaction of reaching record trade levels was expressed.”
Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said that foreign pressure and sanctions were effective. do not interfere On the contrary, cooperation between Russia and Iran and illegal restrictions contribute to the development of bilateral relations.