Foreign policy is part of the job description, but a common tactic of foreign policy is refusing to even meet with leaders you find objectionable. The reasoning for this doesn't even have to be stated outright -- you can just never schedule a meeting if you don't want to even imply state support.
Buying black market US technology is also part of the description, they already got a bootleg fighter jet off the zionists, all the while buying Iranian oil.
meeting with other heads of state is literally part of the job description
Foreign policy is part of the job description, but a common tactic of foreign policy is refusing to even meet with leaders you find objectionable. The reasoning for this doesn't even have to be stated outright -- you can just never schedule a meeting if you don't want to even imply state support.
Buying black market US technology is also part of the description, they already got a bootleg fighter jet off the zionists, all the while buying Iranian oil.
If you're saying that it's OK for politicians to accept some bad optics now and then in pursuit of a more tangible goal, I agree.