Overview
- The SCO Council of Heads of Government convened in Moscow on November 17–18 with Russia chairing the session.
- In a meeting with Iran’s first vice president Mohammad Reza Aref, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia supports strengthening bilateral relations.
- Aref urged raising security cooperation to safeguard critical infrastructure and accelerating practical implementation of agreements, including the 2021 information‑security accord that took effect in 2024.
- Aref proposed hosting the next Russia–Iran intergovernmental commission in Iran on February 16–18, 2026.
- Mishustin also met China’s Premier Li Qiang and Mongolia’s Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, proposing a Russia–Mongolia intergovernmental commission meeting in Ulaanbaatar before year‑end and conveying formal greetings to their leaders.