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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Moscow on October 27, 2026, where he took part in the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. He held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin and met the Emir of Qatar. Iranian Acting Oil Minister Hamid Bovard met Qatar's energy minister Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi on the sidelines of the forum on October 27 and discussed expanding Iran-Qatar energy cooperation. Tehran Times and IRNA published the reports on October 28.