Moscow/Tehran, June 7 -- Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali and Russian state space corporation Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov discussed joint production of satellites at a meeting, the Islamic Republic's embassy said.

"At the meeting on Friday, the sides exchanged views and discussed the following aspects of space cooperation between Russia and Iran: development of advanced technologies, joint design and creation of satellites, joint construction of infrastructure, conducting training courses and knowledge sharing, combating Western sanctions, supporting joint initiatives in the field of maintaining international peace and stability," the embassy said.

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