TEHRAN- The Central Securities Depository of Iran (CSDI) and Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to connect the capital markets of both countries, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed between the Managing Director of CSDI Hossein Fahimi and the Chairman of the Executive Board of NSD Eddie Astanin in Moscow. […]

TEHRAN – In an unexpected visit to Tehran, Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Putin’s Envoy for Syria, who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday and held a closed-door meeting with SNSC Secretary Rear Admiral Shamkhani, to exchange viesws on latest developments in Syria. Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Special Envoy for Syria, who arrived in Tehran […]

An agreement on parliamentary cooperation was signed between Iran and Russia on Monday in Tehran. The agreement was inked by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on Monday in Tehran. The signing took place following a meeting between Larijani and the […]

 Russia is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran, TASS quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. The parties are interested in it but there is also a matter of conversion of currencies and their further use, Novak told reporters on Saturday. “There is a […]

Russian President Putin’s Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev reaffirmed on Wednesday that the next round of Astana Peace Process Conference will be held in May 14-15 in Astana. Head of the Russian delegation to Astana meetings Alexander Lavrentiev announced on Wednesday that the 9th round of Astana is scheduled to be held in mid-May. […]

Iran’s ambassador to Russia and Russian deputy minister of foreign affairs have held talks to discuss more consular cooperation and visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. In the Saturday meeting, Mehdi Sanaei and Yevgeny Ivanov discussed bilateral cooperation including visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. The two sides emphasized the need for the development of […]

TEHRAN- Exports of Iranian products to Russia will be doubled within the next two months, the chairman of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce announced. Asadollah Asgaroladi also said that the value of trade between the two countries has reached $2.2 billion in the current Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20), adding Iran’s exports to […]

The conflict between the White House and Grand Kremlin Palace, which by far is more dangerous and intense than that of the Cold War era, seems to have reached its peak. The 2008 Russo-Georgian War was a clear instance of Russian military confrontation with one of the allies of the United States. The Russo-Georgian War […]

The leaders of France, Germany, the US and UK have issued a statement on the nerve agent attack in the UK, saying there is “no plausible alternative explanation” than Russian culpability. They condemned the “first offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War”, calling it an assault on UK sovereignty, […]

 Russia will expel British diplomats in response to UK actions, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday “Certainly. Soon,” Lavrov said when asked at a forum in Moscow if Russia will order British diplomats to leave. Lavrov called the UK actions “the nervous reaction to Russia’s return as an equal partner.” On Wednesday, Britain announced it […]