A ceremony was held at Russias embassy in Tehran to inaugurate the tourism office.
It was attended by Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan, Head of the Russian Governments Federal Agency for Tourism Oleg Safonov, Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan Sergey Ivanov, and Dagestans Minister of Tourism Magomed Isayev.
Deputy Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Morteza Rahmani Movahhed and Spains ambassador to Tehran were also present in the ceremony.
The Russian envoy said in the ceremony that the opening of the office will promote cooperation between Iran and Russia, which he described as two friends.
He also expressed the hope that it would encourage tourists traveling to Russia to choose more destinations than just Sochi, Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
By Tasnim News Agency
