During a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held in Kazakhstan, Putin said: "Of course, I don't know what the possible proposals are as to how he intends to do it. That is the key question, but I have no doubt that he means it sincerely and we will support it."

During the summit, Putin also met with Iran's interim president, Mohammad Mohabare, and told him, among other things: "Our approaches regarding key issues concerning the international agenda are almost completely compatible."