TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will leave Tehran for Moscow on Monday, Shana reported.

As reported, the minister’s visit to Russia is aimed at negotiating energy cooperation issues with the Russian side.

After implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal (known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) with the world’s powers in January 2016, Iran and Russia have signed the highest number of memorandums of understanding on development of oil fields in Iran.

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