Zarif to head for Moscow tonight

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that the Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Moscow tonight.

Iran Press/Iran News: Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Iran's Zarif is scheduled to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Monday, Iran Press reported.

Mousavi further explained: "Two top officials will discuss the state of Russian-Iranian relations, prospects for further strengthening the bilateral political dialogue and developing ties in the trade, economic, cultural and other fields.” 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman referred to Zarif's possible visit to New York to attend the Security Council meeting, saying Iran's Foreign Minister is invited to attend the extraordinary meeting marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations.

"Iran's Foreign Minister intends to attend the meeting, provided that the US issues visa," he underlined. 

Mousavi concluded his remarks by saying: "Zarif's presence will be a great opportunity both for this meeting and for us to discuss the unilateralism of the United States as well as the multilateralism that has been enshrined in the UN Charter." 

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