Moscow is not against a possible rapprochement between Iran and the countries of the Mecca Agreement. If Iran decides that contacts with the countries participating in the Mecca Defense Agreement (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) will help promote peace and development, Russia will accept it with respect, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Tehran. "If at some point it is considered by the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran that contacts with this structure can help advance the goals of peace and free development, we will respect this choice of our friends," he said.

Moscow is not against a possible rapprochement between Iran and the countries of the Mecca Agreement. If Iran decides that contacts with the countries participating in the Mecca Defense Agreement (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) will help promote peace and development, Russia will accept it with respect, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Tehran. "If at some point it is considered by the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran that contacts with this structure can help advance the goals of peace and free development, we will respect this choice of our friends," he said.