[caption id="attachment_137732" align="alignright" width="176"] Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, December 18, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/MAXIM ZMEYEV[/caption]
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the six world powers andIranwere "very close" to reaching an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program.
He also told his annual end-of-year news conference that economic ties between Moscow and Teheran would benefit if the deal were clinched.