Iranian parliament's press service told RIA Novosti on Monday that Igor Ivanov stressed at a meeting with Haddad Adel, the chairman of Iranian parliament, that "the Russian Federation is interested in an overwhelming expansion of cooperation with the Islamic Republic."
"I hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran scheduled for the beginning of next year will become a turning point in Russo-Iranian ties," said the Russian Security Council secretary.
During the talks, the sides discussed issues related to Iranian nuclear programs, Moscow-Tehran cooperation in the sphere of peaceful uses of the atom, fight against international terrorism, production and distribution of drugs.
Mr. Ivanov and Mr. Adel exchanged opinions on the issues of expanding bilateral ties in the political, scientific-technological and economic fields.
