MOSCOW (Dispatches) -- 
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Moscow was working on what she called a big treaty with Iran.
Her comment appeared to be a reference to a comprehensive bilateral cooperation agreement that is being negotiated between Tehran and Moscow.
In January, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that a new interstate treaty reflecting the “unprecedented upswing” in Russia-Iran ties was in the final stages of being agreed.
The Iranian caretaker foreign minister on Wednesday stressed that the change of administration in Iran would by no means alter Tehran’s strategic stance on the promotion of relations with Moscow. 
In a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko on the sidelines of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting here, Ali Bagheri Kani hailed the strategic relations between Tehran and Moscow, stressing that
Bagheri expressed satisfaction with the finalization of the draft comprehensive strategic cooperation treaty between the two countries.
The minister also condemned a recent terrorist attack on Russia’s Dagestan and expressed solidarity with the Russian government and people.
He described terrorism as a tool of unilateralism used to exert pressure on independent countries like Iran and Russia.
For his part, Rudenko offered condolences over the tragic loss of the Iranian president and foreign minister.
The Russian diplomat expressed hope that the development of relations between the two countries would continue to progress positively.