Russian parliament chief arrives in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials

TEHRAN - Russia's Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko arrived in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Sunday for multi-dimensional talks with senior Iranian officials, Press TV reported.

During her two-day official visit, Matvienko will meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Matvienko is accompanied in her trip by the chairman of Russian Federation Council's defense and security committee, Viktor Ozerov, and a number of parliamentary officials, According to the report.

She will bring up a variety of issues in the talks with the Iranian officials, including ways to improve parliamentary cooperation and to reinforce convergence in the Middle East to fight terrorism in Syria, Matvienko told official IRNA news agency earlier.

Tehran and Moscow have stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation and taken positive steps and made great achievements in this regard, she added.