Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.9. / Trend /
The Russian Consul in the Iranian city of Rasht, Vladimir Ivanenko, has met with head of the Eastern Azerbaijan province, Ahmat Alireza Beyqi, Mehr news agency reported.
Russia, together with Iran and Azerbaijan, is ready to contribute to found the Oil and Gas University in the Aras region (Iran) and a faculty on oil export and exploring, Ivanenko said.
Ivanenko expressed his desire to expand relations between the Iranian province, Eastern Azerbaijan and Dagestan. "Russia's trading companies are building small- and large-sized hydro and thermal plants. Russia's companies are able to build power plants on large and small lakes," Ivanenko added.
Ivanenko also said that Russia may open economic representations in in Tabriz vice-versa. "The Russia's Consulate in Rasht is ready to grant visas to Iranian citizens," Ivanenko added.