EghtesadOnline: The Russian ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan announced that President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Tehran on Wednesday to attend the trilateral meeting of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Astana trio’s summit on Syria to discuss trade and economic cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said in an interview with TASS.

EghtesadOnline: Russia said its energy giant Gazprom is negotiating with the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) over an agreement to develop a gas field in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Russia said its biggest private oil firm Lukoil is considering participating in the development of two oil fields in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Russia’s Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said the level of trade between Russia and Iran increased by a whopping 70.9 percent after the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in January.