Russian president arrives in Tehran to participate in gas summit

TEHRAN, November 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tehran for a 1-day working visit. He will participate in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum /GECF/ and hold several bilateral meetings, particularly with the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Putin last visited Iran in 2007. Gas summit According to Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, Russian President plans to address a plenary session of the summit, which will be focused on the prospects of the global natural gas market. "Participants will exchange views regarding pressing issues the gas sector is facing now, and pay a special attention to promoting interests of producing countries. Also, the issue will be about maintaining practice of long-term contracts for supplying gas and fair risk profile between suppliers and consumers of fuel," Ushakov said. The summit is expected to result in adopting of a joint Declaration to reflect principal positions of the countries participating in the forum regarding issues of cooperation in the gas sector. Bilateral meetings Russian President is expected to hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the sidelines of the forum. According to Ushakov, considerable attention will be paid to urgent international issues such as settlement of the Syrian conflict, implementation of the joint comprehensive action plan on the Iranian nuclear program and fight against terrorism. Presidential aide did not rule out that the Russian President could meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other leaders on the sidelines of the gas summit. Read more