Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accepted an invitation to visit Iran, in what would mark the first trip to the Islamic republic by a Russian head of state, RIA Novosti reported Monday.
Putin accepted the invitation from Hassan Rowhani, the visiting secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council who handles the country's nuclear affairs.
"I gratefully accept your invitation. I will definitely do this," said Putin, without providing a specific date.
The announcement came as Tehran declared that it would hand the International Atomic Energy Agency Monday a letter confirming its decision to sign up to closer inspections of its nuclear facilities and was also suspending its uranium enrichment program. (Albawaba.com)
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