Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, who is visiting Kyrgyzstan, has held talks with Iran’s Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei‑Nik, Al Jazeera reports citing Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.

Belousov has reiterated Russia’s longstanding position that the US-Israeli war on Iran should be resolved exclusively through diplomatic means, and that he is confident Moscow and Tehran will continue to support one another.