DUBAI. Sept 9 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian spoke by telephone to discuss, in particular, preparations for a possible meeting between their countries' presidents, Vladimir Putin and Ebrahim Raisi, during a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
"[The ministers] discussed arranging a meeting of the leaders of both countries on the sideline of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tajikistan," Iranian journalist Abas Aslani said on Twitter.
The pair also discussed bilateral relations, Afghanistan and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear program.
Raisi will attend the SCO summit on September 16-17 on what will be his first foreign trip as president.