According to him, "a delegation of Russia's regional media executives currently on a visit to Iran seeks to establish direct contacts with their Iranian colleagues and let each other know the economic potential of their respective regions."
Safarov pointed out that "suspiciousness, insincerity and lack of true understanding currently characteristic of the Iranian media's attitude toward Russia primarily stems from the fact that some Iranian journalists get their information about Russia from Western news agencies."
He stressed that "the Russian journalists' ongoing visit to Iran [which is planned to become a regular feature of the bilateral Russian-Iranian relations in the future] aims to encourage a direct dialogue and not only promote the atmosphere of trust between the government agencies and political organizations but also to create favorable conditions for a substantial expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and the Islamic Republic."
The head of the Russian news agency said that it is necessary to enhance the Russian-Iranian political, economic and cultural ties as well as to eliminate double standards in assessment of developments in Russia by some Iranian media.
A representative delegation of Russian media executives is currently on a visit to Iran. The delegation includes senior media officials from Moscow, St.Petersburg, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Chuvash and Udmurt Republics, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Arkhangelsk, Voronezh, Kursk, Novosibirsk, Perm, Ryazan, Samara, Tver, Tomsk, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl Regions.
The visit was organized by the Russian news agencies IRAN NEWS and All Russia in the context of the international program `Journalists for Dialogue` with assistance of the Russian Embassy in Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Tourism Organization of the Islamic Republic.
In the next three days, the delegation is to meet the country's leadership, senior officials of Iran's ministries and government agencies, as well as Iranian media executives.
The Russian journalists have already visited major economic and cultural centers in Isfahan and Shiraz.
