TEHRAN – Russia’s deputy foreign minister plans to pay a visit to Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials ahead of a scheduled meeting of the Iran-5+1 Joint Committee tasked to monitor the implementation of the international nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Heading a political team, Sergey Ryabkov will arrive in Tehran on Tuesday and meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi, Press TV reported.

During his day-long stay in Tehran, Ryabkov would hold talks on the JCPOA and Tehran-Moscow relations.

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