MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Bagheri Kani in Moscow on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

"I can confirm that today, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Galuzin met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Bagheri Kani," she noted.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported earlier that the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani had arrived in Moscow. According to the media outlet, upon arrival, he met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Ryabkov to discuss bilateral reactions along with the regional and international situation.