Sputnik- The Russian president offered condolences to his Iranian counterpart on the train crash in northern Iran.
MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to�Iran�s counterpart on�the train crash in�northern Iran that killed 45 people and injured dozens more, the Kremlin said Monday.

"Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences on�the train disaster in�the Iranian province of�Semnan on�November 25 that killed many people," the Kremlin press office said in�a statement. During the phone call, Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani discussed urgent issues of�bilateral ties.

They focused on�progress made in�trade and economic relations since�they last met in�Azerbaijan in�early August. The presidents agreed Russia and Iran should work closer together to�shore up�the rising trade flows, which surged by�80 percent to $1.6 billion in�the past�nine months.