Tasnim� Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven is going to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, the Scandinavian country�s deputy foreign minister announced.

A number of agreements are expected to be signed during Prime Minister Lofven�s visit to Iran, Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister Annika Soder said at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for American and European Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi, held in Tehran on Monday.

She also voiced Sweden�s readiness to boost trade ties with Iran and explore avenues for investment in the populous Middle East country.

For his part, Takht Ravanchi said the Swedish PM�s visit to Iran can help promote the ties between Tehran and Stockholm.

He also described banking interaction as the key to expansion of relations between the two countries.

Heading a diplomatic delegation, Soder held a separate meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday.

They weighed plans for closer economic and political ties between Tehran and Stockholm, and also discussed banking interaction, Iran-EU relations, regional issues �including the crisis in Syria- and ways to fight narcotics trafficking.