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Putin holds meeting with Iranian defense minister — Kremlin spokesman

Hosein Dehqan is currently on a working visit to Russia

MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with Iranian Defense Minister Hosein Dehqan, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS.

"Yes, such a meeting did take place," he said, providing no further details.

Dehqan is currently on a working visit to Russia. Earlier, the Iranian embassy to Russia said the country’s defense minister had arrived in Moscow to meet with his Russia counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, and some other Russian top officials.