TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Karbasian arrived in Moscow on Sunday to attend the 14th meeting of Iran-Russia Joint Economic Committee, IRIB news reported. The meeting will be held in the Russian capital on Monday and Tuesday and a number of cooperation MOUs are planned to be signed between the two countries […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that some states exploit the issue of human rights to achieve their political interests, affirming that Russia will continue to support the Syrian army to eradicate terrorism. In a statement before the 37th session of the UN Human Rights in Geneva, Lavrov said that it is unacceptable to divide […]

Russia has vetoed on Monday the United Kingdom-drafted resolution on Yemen during a UN Security Council vote. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said prior to the vote that Moscow cannot support the draft resolution. “The Russian Federation cannot support the draft resolution proposed by our British colleagues for the extension for the […]

Russia said it is opposed to a bid by the United States and its allies to include language condemning Iran for allegedly violating an arms embargo imposed on Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah Movement in a United Nations resolution renewing that embargo this month. “We don’t like condemnations at all, in general,” Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya […]

Russia has voiced opposition to a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, drafted by Western powers, on renewing anti-Yemen sanctions, which also seeks a “condemnation” of Iran for allegations of violating an arms embargo on the war-torn Arabian Peninsula state. During a Wednesday meeting of the Security Council, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said that instead of […]

A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian parliament reported on Saturday that an Iranian Parliamentary delegation will travel to Russia at the invitation of Russian Duma speaker. Ali Najafi Khoshroodi, who represents Babol constituency in the Iranian parliament, told Iranian IRNA news agency that during their visit, they will hold […]

TERHAN- Experts believe that establishment of an Iranian market in Russia’s Volga region can ease Iran’s entrance to Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Russian Viewer reported. During a meeting at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saratov Region in Russia, under the title of Regional Cooperation in Eurasian Economic Union: Collaboration with Iran, the experts and […]

Moscow says five Russian citizens may have been killed in recent attacks by US warplanes on pro-government forces in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr. Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, emphasized in a briefing in the capital Moscow on Thursday that the five victims weren’t Russian servicemen. “According to preliminary information, five […]

Russian deputy foreign minister said in Tehran Wednesday that the JCPOA is a proper agreement, adding that Russia will stand firmly with Iran against any future changes to the nuclear deal. After meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Tehran today, Sergey Rybakov said that the JCPOA has come under attack unfairly from a […]

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman offered condolences to the Russian government and people over the deadly air crash which claimed the lives of 71 people. Bahram Qassemi expressed his deep sorrow for the sad event and sympathized with the bereaved families of the victims. Russian passenger jet crashed several minutes after takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport […]