Referring to his recent visit to Russia, Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh said on Friday that an important agreement on training, repair, and maintenance has recently been signed by Tehran and Moscow.
Mohammadi Bakhsh also said that the airlines of Russia and Iran have agreed to launch direct flights from different cities.
Earlier on June 24, Mohammadi Bakhsh told IRNA that Iran and Saudi Arabia had started negotiations on further developing the flight network between the two neighboring counties.
He said that flights are being conducted from 21 cities in Iran to Saudi Arabia as part of the hajj pilgrimage season, adding that the two sides are negotiating to launch bilateral flights out of the hajj season as well.
He said he had invited his Saudi counterpart to visit Iran for negotiations on expansion of bilateral flights.
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