Russian minister says agrees on memo for wheat supplies to Iran

MOSCOW, Mar 6 (PRIME) -- The Agriculture Ministries of Russia and Iran have tentatively agreed on a memorandum to ship Russian wheat to the Iranian market, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at a meeting of an intergovernmental commission on Tuesday.

“The agriculture ministries managed yesterday to agree preliminarily on a memorandum on wheat supplies to the Iranian market,” Novak said.

The minister also said that the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran can sign an agreement on a free trade zone in May.

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