MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the Iranian government's invitation to visit Tehran, acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reported Monday.
Speaking at a joint news conference with his visiting Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, Mr. Lavrov said that "President Putin has confirmed with thanks his willingness to accept the Iranian side's invitation [for him] to make a visit to Tehran." The visit's timeframe is to be set later on, he added.
