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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, February 19 /Xinhua/ — Russia expects political and diplomatic means to prevail in the search for a resolution to the situation around Iran, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday.
“We still expect that political and diplomatic means and negotiations will continue to prevail in the search for a settlement,” TASS quotes him as saying.
Commenting on American media reports about Washington's plans to launch a series of military strikes to force Tehran to make concessions in nuclear negotiations, a Kremlin spokesman noted the unprecedented escalation of tensions in the region. "We call on our Iranian friends and all parties in the region to exercise restraint," Peskov stated, adding that Russia continues to develop relations with Iran.
The Russian leader's press secretary also reported that the joint exercises conducted by the Russian and Iranian navies in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday were planned. "These are planned exercises; they are coordinated in advance," D. Peskov emphasized.
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