Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Al-Utri is scheduled to visit Iran in March at the head of a high-ranking delegation of economic officials, FARS News agency reported.
Al-Utri is due to take part in a meeting of the two countries' high commission for joint economic cooperation and hold talks with Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi, an informed source told FNA on Monday.
The Syrian premier is also due to follow up on the past agreements of the joint commission in his meeting with Davoudi and discuss fresh decisions to improve bilateral ties between the two countries.
During his three-day sojourn in Tehran, Al-Utri will also attend meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and discuss Middle-East issue and other topics of mutual interest.
Syria's economy, oil, industries, and agriculture ministers as well as the head of the country's programming organization will accompany Al-Utri in his upcoming visit to Tehran.