The drafting of a new treaty on relations between Moscow and Tehran continues, although the Russian ambassador in Iran was summoned to the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, Report informs via Russian media.
"The preparation of a draft of a new large interstate agreement continues, the parties confirm their interest in the speedy completion of the process of agreeing and signing this document," she said during a briefing on July 20.
Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexei Dedov was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry due to Tehran's dissatisfaction with the content of the Joint Statement on the results of the ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between Russia and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) regarding the three islands in the Persian Gulf, disputed between Iran and the UAE.