PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to discuss bilateral and regional issues, RFE/RL reports.
"The Russian government has stood with the Islamic republic of Iran during difficult times and we will definitely treat our friends, who stood by us during difficult times, differently, " Zarif told reporters upon arrival in Moscow on September 2.
Zarif, who is leading a delegation that includes Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian as head of the Iran-Russia economic commission, said he will discuss bilateral ties, regional issues, including Syria and Afghanistan, and the latest developments regarding the 2015 nuclear deal with his Russian counterpart.
The two will discuss the tense situation in the Persian Gulf and the future of the 2015 nuclear deal from which the United States withdrew last year, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on August 28.
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