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Putin to meet with Iran's Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, Reuters reported.

According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the two leaders will discuss the situation in the Middle East, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

In a separate statement to the Tass news agency, Ushakov noted that Putin does not have any plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.