Iran's Oil Minister Due in Moscow on Monday for Energy Cooperation

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh is slated to leave Tehran for Moscow on April 1 (Monday) to discuss energy-related issues with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak.

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Date: 31 March 2019 - 00:38

Zangeneh will be heading a high-ranking delegation to Moscow on Monday to hold energy talks between Iran and Russia.

Iran has the highest number of oil deals with Russia for the development of its oil and gas fields.

In a relevant development in February, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian in a phone conversation Novak conferred on the further development of ties and cooperation between the two countries, specially in the field of economy.

Ardakanian and Novak stressed continued Iran-Russia cooperation on the international level.

Further cooperation in the fields of energy, industry, transit and agriculture were discussed during the phone conversation between Iranian and Russian energy ministers.

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