TEHRAN – Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian president’s special envoy for Syria, is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday to hold talks with Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Discussing ways to advance joint political, military and security initiatives is among the goals of Lavrentiev’s trip, ILNA reported.

The two sides are also expected to review bilateral and multilateral cooperation in fighting terrorism and putting an end to the Syrian crisis, which started in 2011.

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