TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran late Tuesday and immediately began talks with President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

""A short working visit of the (foreign) minister to Iran is scheduled for Tuesday,"" Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said as quoted by the RIA Novosti.
The Russian minister was expected to discuss Tehran's peaceful nuclear program with the Iranian president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iran on October 16 for a five-nation Caspian summit.
""We have been, and will be, building good, neighborly relations with that country (Iran). In terms of some activities, for example, energy cooperation - oil, gas, and the electric power industry - we are very important partners,"" Kamynin said.
Russia is building Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr and Putin reaffirmed Moscow's commitment to finishing the construction on schedule, despite several delays in the past