The meeting of the presidents of Iran and Russia on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit. Iranian President Massoud Pezhkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the summit and discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation. The parties considered the possibilities for developing relations between Tehran and Moscow and emphasized the need to expand interaction in the political, economic and commercial spheres. Among the main topics of the negotiations are cooperation in the field of energy, development of relations in the field of oil and gas, increasing the trade cycle and using mutual opportunities to implement joint projects.