Khamenei's confidant arrives in Moscow

The deputy head of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Office for International Affairs, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi, has arrived in Moscow. 

"Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi, accompanied by a delegation, arrived in Moscow today, Tuesday, 4 December, and was met by the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia Kazem Jalali," the Iranian Embassy in Moscow said in a statement, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

During his brief visit to Russia, Qomi is expected to hold meetings with Russian religious leaders and Iranian students living here.

By Khagan Isayev