Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has said that Iran and Russia have begun pilot linking of their banking messaging systems and will finalize the scheme soon.
A high-ranking Russian delegation will travel to Iran next month to hold talks on expansion of bilateral ties on issues ranging from oil and gas to transportation.
A senior Iranian government official says the country may tap more funding from Russia and India for transport projects that could facilitate international cargo transit through the Iranian territory.
Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said that Tehran and Moscow are planning to complete three different routes of the strategically significant International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC).
Russia welcomes the active contribution of Iranian companies to the fish and dairy market of the European country, a Russian official said.
Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Mohammad Mohammadibakhsh, who is on a visit to Moscow, is in talks with different Russian officials on expansion of air transport cooperation with the neighboring country.
Senior officials from Iran and Russia explored different avenues to give a boost to transportation via Caspian Sea.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian unveiled plans to finalize the draft agreement on comprehensive and strategic cooperation with Russia within the next month.
Russia had made up two-thirds of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) of about $4.2 billion in Iran this financial year, according to Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ehsan Khandouzi.
Head of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina is due to visit Iran, ambassador of the Islamic Republic in Moscow, Kazem Jalali said on Wednesday.