MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday he believed their two countries could finalise agreements on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Iran. The two were meeting in the Kremlin before the planned signing of a strategic cooperation treaty.

While agreement doesn't specify arms transfers between the two sanctioned countries, Putin offers aid to Tehran's nuclear program as he and Pezeshkian express hope for a Gaza truce

The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks in the Kremlin before the signing of a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks in Russia on Jan. 17 after which they will sign a long-awaited comprehensive strategic partnership pact, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty that includes closer defence cooperation, something likely to worry the West.

Russia has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Iran. Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the document today, according to Russian media. The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement was agreed following talks in Moscow.