Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are going to meet in Moscow on March 28.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes with his Iran’s counterpart Hassan Rouhani (R) during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit in Shanghai on May 21, 2014 (Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Alexey Druzhinin)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is going to pay an official visit to Russia on March 27-28, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing the Kremlin’s press service. Reportedly, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 28, joint projects of the two countries in the field of transport infrastructure and energetics will be discussed.
“On March 27-28, 2017, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to Russia on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” a statement of the press service reads.
As it was reported, the entire complex of issues of the Russian-Iranian cooperation is planned to be considered during the negotiations of the states’ heads.
“Special attention is expected to be given to the prospects of expanding trade, economic and investment ties, including in the context of implementing major joint projects in energetics and transport infrastructure,” the press release added.
It also was noted that Putin and Rouhani will continue to exchange of their opinions on topical issues of the world and regional agenda. In addition, according to the Kremlin’s press service, a number of bilateral documents will be signed following the results of the talks.
On March 9, the Russian President had a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On March 10, there was a meeting between Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Apparentely, after finding out the opponents’ positions, the allies are going to agree on a further strategy in the region on March 28.
