On May 14, on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

"The heads of the foreign ministries held a detailed and confidential discussion of the progress of the negotiation process aimed at resolving the armed conflict in the Middle East unleashed by the United States and Israel.

The Russian side emphasized the importance of preserving the ceasefire regime and the fragile truce, as well as preventing the disruption of political and diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive Iranian-American agreement that would pave the way for long-term and sustainable normalization of the situation in the region," the ministry said.

It is noted that Sergey Lavrov once again expressed Russia's readiness to provide good offices to the parties in finding and implementing mutually acceptable solutions.

"Having also reviewed current issues of bilateral cooperation, the sides confirmed their mutual commitment to consistently strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two friendly countries," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

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