The foreign ministers of Russia and Iran met in Moscow on Wednesday for talks on the latest attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, among other issues.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed Iran's nuclear program, as well as events in Syria, Afghanistan and the Caucasus.
The talks also included the recent rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh, which want to resume bilateral relations after a seven-year freeze.
For his part, the Iranian foreign minister stressed upon his arrival in Moscow that cooperation in the field of defense "is not directed against any third country."
At a news conference with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian foreign minister said: "We drew attention to the West's intervention in the conflict in Ukraine and its support for the Kiev regime."
Lavrov added that his talks with his Iranian counterpart dealt with "scenarios for resolving the crises in Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and the Caucasus countries."
Lavrov said Russia and Iran were dissatisfied with the West's approach to dealing with the world's countries.
For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that cooperation between his country and Russia has doubled over the past year.
He explained that the talks dealt with security, defense, technology and economic exchange policies between the two countries.
On Ukraine, Abdollahian said the West's arming of Kiev made it more difficult. He expressed Tehran's readiness to negotiate chances for peace and achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.
"We discussed the current developments in Ukraine and the possibilities of stabilizing the region," he said.