Iranian president to visit Cathedral Mosque in Moscow

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit the Moscow Cathedral Mosque and meet with Muslim clergy as part of his trip to Russia, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti.

"There will be a bilateral meeting, as well as communication with muftis and imams from different regions of our country," said a source in the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation.

First Vice-Speaker of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov said earlier that Raisi would speak at a plenary session of the lower house of the Russian parliament on Thursday. The Rossiya 1 TV channel also reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold talks with his Iranian counterpart in Moscow this week.