A report released by the Public Relations Department of Iran's Ports and Shipping Organization on Tuesday said that the Russian delegation will include the country's deputy minister of transport, head of Russia's Federal Marine and River Transport Agency as well as the managing director of Astrakhan Port.
The Russian delegation and representative of Iran's Foreign Ministry are expected to inspect the port facilities in northern and southern Iran.
Meanwhile, the visiting delegation will confer with the managing director of Iran's Ports and Shipping Organization on expansion of mutual relations in the field.
According to marine transport and shipping officials, the visit will greatly contribute to bolstering cooperation between the two countries in the field of marine transport.