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Marianna Mkrtchyan

Russian, Armenian officials to discuss Iran-EAEU cooperation under  comprehensive free trade agreement 

Russian, Armenian officials to discuss Iran-EAEU cooperation under  comprehensive free trade agreement 

ArmInfo. A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Ministers Alexei Overchuk and Vitaly Savelyev arrived in Tehran on Monday.

As Interfax reports, according to the program of the visit, a meeting  of the Russian delegation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is  planned as part of the trip.

Also, negotiations of the Russian Deputy Prime Ministers with First  Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref and Minister of Roads and  Urban Development of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh are expected.

It is expected that the parties will discuss the joint work of Iran  and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) within the  framework of a full-fledged agreement on a free trade zone, which is  in the final stage of ratification by all participating countries, as  well as cooperation within the union after Iran receives the status  of an observer state in the EAEU. In addition, the agenda includes  issues of transport connectivity and the development of new transport  corridors.