Russian-Iranian talks to feature South Caucasus, says Moscow

The talks between the Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Moscow will feature, among others, the situation in the South Caucasus, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing.

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing that Lavrov and Araghchi would discuss "pressing international and regional issues, including around the Iran nuclear program, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the situation in Syria, South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea."

Cooperation in the UN, the SCO and BRICS will also be discussed, she said.