Sputnik- According to reports, Iran's Communication Minister expressed hope for the immediate start of the construction of an Iranian satellite in cooperation with Russia.

TEHRAN (Sputnik) � Iran's Communication Minister Mahmoud Vaezi expressed on�Tuesday hope for�the immediate start of�the construction of�an Iranian satellite in�cooperation with�Russia.

"I hope that after�this session the construction of�the satellite in�cooperation with�Russia will start," Vaezi said. Earlier this year, Vaezi said that Iran and Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos reached understanding, concerning construction and launch of�an Iranian satellite.

Iranian Space Agency announced in�October that it was going to�launch three home-made satellites into�space by�the end of�the next year.

On Tuesday, the 13th meeting of�the Russian-Iranian Permanent Intergovernmental Commission on�Trade and Economic Cooperation took place in�the Iranian capital of�Tehran, where Russia and Iran signed a number of�economic deals, concerning the cooperation in�the energy sphere and other fields of�mutual interest.