Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov (Credits: AP)

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, considered on Thursday that Iran is Russia’s reliable partner, and Moscow intends to increase cooperation with Tehran, especially amid external pressure.

"We see in Iran a reliable partner, a like-minded country in the context of global changes associated with the formation of a multipolar world order and the attempts of the collective West to resist this objective process by all means," Bogdanov said at a conference regarding Russia-Iran relations.

The diplomat stressed that increased Moscow-Tehran cooperation would be the best response to challenges imposed by the West.

Russia has a constructive attitude to the summit with Turkey & Iran on Syria

Concerning the upcoming summit on Syria in Tehran, Bogdanov pointed out that Russia is determined to work constructively with Turkey and Iran on Syria.

"The event is very important. The attitude is very constructive on our part," he told reporters.

It is noteworthy that the Kremlin previously confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would travel to Tehran on July 19 to participate in a trilateral summit with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.