Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei says the “momentum” of increasing relations between Tehran and Moscow will be maintained this year.
“In view of the recent visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Tehran, we will observe that the momentum of expanding bilateral relations will continue in 2015,” the envoy said in an interview with the Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, IRNA reported.
During the Russian defense minister’s visit on January 20, Tehran and Moscow signed an agreement to increase military and defense cooperation.