Iran’s president has arrived in Russia for the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum leaders’ meeting and is expected to meet Vladimir Putin.
Tamrah News Desk | October 27, 2026
The Pezeshkian GECF summit visit is under way after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia ahead of Tuesday’s Gas Exporting Countries Forum meeting in Moscow, TRT World reported, citing Iranian state broadcaster IRIB. He is scheduled to address leaders of major gas exporters and is expected to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on trade, energy security and Iran Russia relations.
Trend, citing the Iranian Presidential Administration, also reported the arrival. According to the same report, the Iranian president in Moscow is expected to focus mainly on trade and economic cooperation.
Arrival and Schedule in Moscow
IRNA reported that Pezeshkian left Tehran on Monday evening to attend and address the eighth summit, with bilateral cooperation also on his agenda. Habibollah Abbasi, head of public relations at the Presidential Office, told IRNA the speech would be delivered on Tuesday. Anadolu, citing Tasnim, said the trip is a one day visit and that he may also meet leaders of other gas exporters attending the event.
What the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit Will Cover
TASS reported that the summit opens at the International Trade Center in Moscow. Putin will welcome guests at 12:45 p.m. Moscow time, and a plenary session that he chairs begins at 1:00 p.m. He will then give the floor to GECF Secretary General Philip Mshelbila and the heads of member delegations.
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said Putin
“will speak first”
and will discuss the value of natural gas and the geopolitical problems facing the industry, TASS said. Ushakov added that the Moscow Declaration will be adopted. According to TASS, the text will describe members as reliable suppliers, stress the contribution of gas to global energy security and express a wish to diversify trade routes.
Tasnim reported that the summit will review developments in global gas markets. It also said Russia wants closer coordination among gas exporters to protect their interests in the global gas market and to counter unilateral economic restrictions.
Will Putin and Pezeshkian Hold Talks?
Iranian officials say a meeting is planned. Anadolu reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Friday that the two presidents would meet in Moscow this week. Araghchi said the meeting follows discussions held during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Tehran on October 19.
WANA, citing Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali’s comments to RIA Novosti, reported that economic and trade cooperation would be the main focus. Jalali said the Putin Pezeshkian talks could also cover the International North South Transport Corridor, energy security, food security and bilateral trade. He noted that the two presidents have spoken several times in recent months. WANA added that Lavrov told Pezeshkian in Tehran that Putin was looking forward to welcoming him to the summit.
TASS separately reported that Putin is expected to hold five bilateral meetings during the day. The outlets reviewed had not published an official account of the Putin Pezeshkian talks at the time of writing.
Iran Russia Gas Cooperation and the Wider Backdrop
Energy has been a recurring theme in Iran Russia relations. Iran International reported in December that Putin said both countries were negotiating cooperation in the gas and electricity sectors and that he pointed to plans to advance the North South transport corridor. Iran Russia gas cooperation therefore sits alongside talks on trade and transport routes. AzerNews noted that both nations hold significant natural gas reserves and are important players in the global gas market.
TRT World reported that the visit comes amid a renewed likelihood of US military action against Iran. It cited US President Donald Trump, who said on Friday that Washington
“may do another little Epic Fury”.
About the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Tabnak reported that full members of the forum include Iran, Russia, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Its founding agreement took effect on September 30, 2009, and leaders have met every two years since 2011. TASS noted that the forum’s first ministerial meeting took place in Tehran in 2001.
AzerNews described the forum as a platform for discussing the global gas market and coordinating shared interests in the energy sector. Readers can follow related coverage in the Tamrah News world section.
Conclusion
The Pezeshkian GECF summit visit places the Iranian president in Moscow for the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, where Iran Russia gas cooperation and the global gas market are on the agenda. Readers searching for the Putin Pezeshkian talks, the Moscow Declaration or news on the Iranian president in Moscow can expect further official detail as the one day trip continues.
