Publish Date: 21 February 2016 - 15:41

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Russian defense minister has paid an unplanned visit to Tehran at the head of a delegation.

General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation will reportedly visit President Hassan Rouhani and his counterpart Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan during the visit. 

General’s visit is in response to an official invitation by Dehghan made last week during his Moscow visit.

Dehghan paid a visit to Moscow and discussed mutual relations as well as regional and international developments with President Vladimir Putin, Shoigu and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin among other senior Russian officials.

 

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