Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced that Tehran and Moscow are currently in talks over the sales of 12 passenger planes to Iran.
We are only able to reach a deal regarding 12 passenger planes at the moment. Novak said.
The Russian energy minister said that the two countries had been negotiating on Iran`s purchase of Sukhoi Superjets for the past 18 months.
In relevant remarks in February. Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said that promotion of Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) aircraft on the Iranian market is one of the priorities for Russia in its economic cooperation with Iran.
One of the priorities is also promotion of Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet-100 medium-haul aircraft on the Iranian market. he said.
According to him. the Russian business interest in Iran significantly grew in 2016.
Representatives of various Russian companies come to the Islamic Republic of Iran for commercial purposes. First of all. it is Iran’s fuel and energy sector they are interested in. he added.
Dzhagaryan recalled that now three Russian companies – Lukoil. Gazprom Neft and Zarubezhneft – are actively operating in Iran.
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