INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, during his visit to
Tehran later this week, the Russian ambassador to Iran has said."We expect (Putin) to meet with the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic
of Iran, and his meetings with President (Ebrahim) Raisi," Levan Dzhagaryan told the Rossiya-24 television, Tasnim News reported.Dzhagaryan
said he had "the highest expectations" that the exchange of opinions on a wide range of both bilateral and regional issues raised by the
Peskov announced that on July 19 Putin would make a visit to Tehran where he would meet with the Iranian and Turkish presidents.Mohammad
Tehran and Moscow.He stressed that Russia is serious about expanding its economic relations with Iran and that planning for this goal will
be at the top of Putin's agenda in his meeting with Iran's high-ranking officials.He added that the United States and European
sanctions on Russia have caused a sharpening of Russian interest in economic and commercial dealings with Iran.The lawmaker explained that
after the January visit of the Iranian president, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, to Russia, a positive atmosphere was created in Moscow regarding
economic cooperation with Iran
Very good agreements were signed during that visit, he added.Iran-Russia cooperation has increased in recent months, with the two sides
mulling expansion of ties in various economic fields
In July, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Saleh-Abadi traveled to Moscow.
