Iranian Minister of Communication Mahmoud Vaezi said that he discussed with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Nikiforov resumption of the Russian search engine Yandex work in Iran.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Moscow and Tehran will hold talks on�the resumption of�the Russian search engine Yandex in�Iran, whose ban can be removed before�the end of�the year, Iranian Minister of�Communication Mahmoud Vaezi said Wednesday.

Earlier in�the day, Vaezi spent thee hours in�a meeting with�his Russian counterpart Nikolai Nikiforov in�Moscow. The Minister positively responded when asked if the possibility of�removing the ban on�Yandex in�Iran was discussed.
"Four different committees will be set up�after the meeting I had, and those which my deputies and delegation [members] have had. They will organize everything and will cover many issues, including Yandex," Vaezi said.


He added that "tomorrow, during�a visit to�the Yandex office this issue will also be discussed" and expressed his hope that Yandex will be operational in�Iran by�the end of�the year.

In March, media reported that the Yandex search engine has come under�lock in�Iran.

By Sputnik