Iranian foreign minister confident Russia will get through current events

He voiced support for the rule of law in all countries, including Russia - 'a neighbour and a friend'.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a call with his Russian counterpart, said on Saturday he was confident Russia would get through current events in the country, Iran's state media reported.

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Amirabdollahian "voiced support for the rule of law in all countries, including Russia - a neighbour and a friend... and said he was confident that Russia would get through this stage," state media said in its report about the phone call with Sergei Lavrov.