IRNA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that he has accepted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's invitation and will visit Iran in early 2020.

Speaking in a joint press conference with Zarif, Lavrov said that he has been invited by Iran.

Zarif arrived in Moscow late on Sunday to hold talks with senior Russian officials, including his counterpart Sergei Lavrov, on a wide range of issues.