Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed condolences in connection with the train crash, which killed 21 people and more than 80 were injured, the Kremlin press service reported, APA’s correspondent in Moscow reports.

“Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences in connection with this morning’s train accident in Iran, which claimed human lives,” the statement said.

The Kremlin reported that Putin and the Iranian president expressed a mutual commitment to the consistent strengthening of Russian-Iranian relations.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency