Iran FM to travel to Moscow

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is scheduled to visit Moscow to take part in the annual meeting of the Russian-Iranian Business Council (RIBC) on February 11-12.

According to IRIB, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi said the RIBC is holding its 10th meeting in the Russian capital Moscow.
Sajjadi said on Monday the Russian delegation will be led by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
He added that the RIBC is expected to discuss expansion of trade, industrial, transportation, energy as well as consular cooperation between the two countries.
Sajjadi also announced that Russian Minister of the Interior Vladimir Kolokoltsevis is expected to pay a two-day state visit to Tehran on January 20-21 to exchange views with Iranian officials about police cooperation.
In December 2012, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industries said nothing could prevent the development of trade relations between Tehran and Moscow.
Head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industries Vladimir Padalko had also dismissed the impact of US-led sanctions against Iran on bilateral ties, saying Moscow observes the situation and does not allow cooperation between the two countries to decrease.