“I want to emphasize once again that we oppose the imposition of sanctions and unilateral measures against Russia,” Amir-Abdollahian said.

Several Iranian media reflect the minister’s remarks at the third Summit of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, which concludes in the Chinese city of Tunxi on Thursday.

Senior diplomats and representatives from Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are attending the meeting, to address the problems facing Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover in August, Hispantv reports.

On the sidelines of the event, the head of Iranian diplomacy held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, at which time both officials advocated for the development of the trade cooperation, a report by IRNA news agency states.

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