May 18, 2024, 8:43 AM

Iran senior diplomat meets head of Tartarstan

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani met and held talks with Tartarstan's head Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan on Friday.

During the meeting, the two sides held talks regarding the expansion of bilateral relations.

The secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Hamid Shahriari and Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi were also present at the meeting.

Earlier on Friday, Bagheri Kani took part in an expert meeting to discuss the ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation.

Russia - Islamic World: Kazan Forum 2024 aims to strengthen trade, economic, scientific, technical, educational, social, and cultural ties between the regions of the Russian Federation and the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024 was officially kicked off in Kazan on May 16 and will conclude on May 18.

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