Russia's Lavrov to Visit Iran for Nuclear Talks

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to visit Tehran next week to discuss bilateral relations and Iran's nuclear program after its leadership agreed a landmark deal on limiting enrichment.

"A visit by Sergei Lavrov to Iran is planned for December 10 to 11," a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry told Agence France Presse.

During the visit, Lavrov plans to discuss "bilateral relations, regional problems and regulating the questions over (Iran's) nuclear program in the context of the agreements reached recently in Geneva," the spokeswoman said.

Iran and world powers in Geneva last month agreed to freeze aspects of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for a modest easing of the sanctions regime.

Iran denies that it is working to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a peaceful nuclear program as suspected by Western powers and Israel.

Russia has aided Iran, a key regional ally since the Soviet era, in developing nuclear power generation, and completed the construction of its only functioning nuclear power station at Bushehr.

Iran is to hold expert-level talks with major powers on its nuclear program next week in Vienna.

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