14 Apr 2015 18:51

Iranian defense minister to visit Moscow on April 15-17

MOSCOW. April 14 (Interfax) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Dehghan will come to Moscow for a visit on Wednesday, the Iranian embassy told Interfax on Tuesday.

"Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Dehghan's visit will start on April 15 and will last until April 17. The minister's participation in an international security conference in Moscow is planned," it said.

The Iranian minister will also hold bilateral negotiations. Russia's shipments of S-300 air defense systems to Iran might be one of the issues on its agenda. The Russian president lifted an embargo on implementing this contract on April 13.