Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other, President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Iranian presidency website said.
Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak and Russia has seen a recent surge in infections.
"Officials from the two countries must make efforts for trade exchanges to take place between them while observing health protocols," Rouhani said, according to the official website's account of a phone call between the two presidents.