TEHRAN - Iran's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs Kioumars Hashemi visited Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.

He was welcomed by Red Star president Svetozar Mijailović and Marko Kešelj, state secretary in the Ministry of Sports of Serbia.

Hashemi praised the old Serbian club, who are on the verge of 80th anniversary celebration.

“We have two popular football clubs in Iran namely Persepolis and Esteghlal with more than 35 million fans. We are ready to ink sisterhood agreement with Red Star to boost collaboration,” Hashemi said.

It is expected that the meeting paves the way for further cooperation and exchange of experts in the field of sports.