Iran’s Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Bagheri, has arrived in Russia to attend a Moscow security forum, Al Jazeera reports.

Bagheri is scheduled to deliver a speech at the conference and hold meetings with senior Russian political and security officials, Iranian state media reported.

The International Security Forum is Russia’s most important annual event in the field of regional and global security, held with the participation of officials from various countries and international organisations.