Putin to meet Iran's president in Turkmenistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the situation in the Middle East with Iranian President MasoudPezeshkian on Friday in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat, where he will be paying a working visit, TASS news agency reported Monday, citing Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying.Putin is not planning to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ushakov said.