Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan has arrived in Moscow for talks, including on the situation in the Middle East.
"Yes, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdollahiyan is in Moscow and is currently holding a meeting with [Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail] Bogdanov. They are discusing issues on the bilateral agenda regarding the situation in the Middle East," RIA Novosti cited a representative of the embassy of the Islamic Republic as saying.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the meeting of Russia's Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, with Saudi ambassador to Russia Abdulrahman Rassi.