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Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks on GECF member states countering unilateral sanctions at the forum's 8th summit in Moscow on Tuesday, October 27. Putin said the late Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei had played a major role in establishing the forum, according to IRNA. The account comes from Iranian state media and reflects Iran and Russia's shared messaging against sanctions.