TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran is interested in cooperation with Russia and transit of Russian gas through its territory, the country's Ambassador to Moscow says.

Kazem Jalali made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday.

"We are very interested in working with Russia. We are ready to transit Russian gas through Iran's territory," he said, TASS reported.

Jalali specified that Russia ranked first in terms of foreign investment in the country in 2023.

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