Russian banking delegation to visit Iran

Iran’s envoy to Russia has declared that a banking delegation from Russia will visit Iran to facilitate trade and economic ties between the two countries.

“Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Central Bank Viktor Melnikov and a group of officials from Russian banks will arrive in Tehran on Monday to settle the banking issues in order to facilitate the trade and economic ties between the two countries,” Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow, Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi, told Fars news agency.

Sajjadi noted that Melnikov and the Russian delegation will hold talks with the Deputy Governor of Iran’s Central Bank, Seyyed Hamid Pour-Mohammadi, and heads of several other Iranian banks.

The Iranian envoy stated that Iran and Russia are committed to increasing the level of their bilateral trade ties to USD 5 billion in 2010.