After the meeting with the American emissaries did not take place, the head of the delegation from Iran goes to Moscow, where he will report to Putin the status of the negotiations
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Moscow, during a visit in which he will present an assessment of the peace negotiations on the ongoing war in the Middle East, the Iranian news agency Isna indicated on Sunday, citing the Iranian ambassador to Russia, reports AFP.
Iranian media write that during his planned visit to the Russian capital as part of a tour that began Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, Minister Araghchi will discuss with “Russian officials the latest stage of negotiations, the ceasefire and related developments, and will also present a report on these negotiations to Russian officials.”
Russia confirms the Iranian minister's visit
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday the information that the head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, will travel to Russia in the near future.
But, as reported by the official Russian press agencies, no specific date was mentioned, nor if the Iranian official will meet with President Vladimir Putin.
“We confirm Araghchi's visit to Russia for talks,” the Russian Foreign Ministry quoted the agencies as saying, after the announcement made earlier by the Iranian ambassador in Moscow.
Trump has not sent his emissaries to Pakistan
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced that he had decided that his negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would no longer go to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
Trump said it was not worth it for the American delegation to make an 18-hour flight to Pakistan when the United States has all the advantages in the conflict with Iran.
“My people were ready to go and a little while ago I said, 'No, don't fly 18 hours to get there. We have all the books. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to fly 18 hours to talk about anything,'” Trump said.
The Iranian minister did not wait for Trump's emissaries
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, after holding talks with several Pakistani officials, including the prime minister and army chief.
A Pakistani source involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday that Iran's foreign minister had conveyed Tehran's negotiating demands to Pakistani officials, as well as its reservations about US demands.
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad late on Friday with the sole stated aim of meeting Pakistan's civilian and military leadership, a trip that coincided with the United States' announcement that it would soon send a delegation to the Pakistani capital to try to unblock peace talks aimed at resolving the regional crisis.
According to the program announced on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is to continue his tour on Saturday with a visit to Oman, and then to Moscow.
