High-level diplomacy is usually marked by rigid protocols and serious geopolitical strategy, but a rare moment of levity broke the tension during today’s high-stakes meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow.
As the two leaders discussed dinner arrangements, a witty exchange ensued:
Putin: “Mr. Abbas, welcome to Moscow. Tonight’s dinner menu features fish and pasta.”
High-level diplomacy is usually marked by rigid protocols and serious geopolitical strategy, but a rare moment of levity broke the tension during today’s high-stakes meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow.
As the two leaders discussed dinner arrangements, a witty exchange ensued:
- Putin: “Mr. Abbas, welcome to Moscow. Tonight’s dinner menu features fish and pasta.”
- Araghchi: “If it’s not fish from the Strait of Hormuz, I’m afraid I’ll have to pass.”
- Putin: (Smiling) “Then you shall treat me to the Hormuz catch when we meet in Tehran in the coming weeks.”
- Araghchi: “It’s a deal.”
It was a brief, humanizing interlude in a day otherwise defined by intense discussions on regional security, making for a memorable “off-the-record” moment in the corridors of the Kremlin.: “If it’s not fish from the Strait of Hormuz, I’m afraid I’ll have to pass.”
Putin: (Smiling) “Then you shall treat me to the Hormuz catch when we meet in Tehran in the coming weeks.”
Araghchi: “It’s a deal.”
It was a brief, humanizing interlude in a day otherwise defined by intense discussions on regional security, making for a memorable “off-the-record” moment in the corridors of the Kremlin.
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