MOSCOW, Feb 9 Iran's position on Crimea and new regions Russia does not influence relations between Tehran and Moscow and the development of cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexei Dedov said in an interview.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in an interview with TRT World, said that Tehran does not recognize Crimea and four new regions, despite excellent relations with Moscow.
According to the Russian ambassador, Moscow is well aware of Tehran's position on this issue, and the words of the Iranian foreign minister are nothing new.
» However, this does not contradict the existing bilateral agreements in other areas. We see that cooperation is developing fruitfully and this factor does not have a negative impact,» Dedov said.
He also noted that from the very beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Iran took a position, and the supreme leader The leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, has repeatedly stressed that the main cause of the crisis is the expansionist policy of the United States and NATO.