Iran’s Vice-President and Head of Department of Environment (DoE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in environmental cooperation with Russian natural resources and environment minister in the port city of Socci on Friday afternoon.

According to IRIB World Service, the MoU was signed by Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh and Yury Trutnev in the presence of Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi and a number of officials of both countries.

Deputy Head of DoE in International Affairs, Majid Shafipour, said that the MoU was signed after three months of consultations between officials of both countries.

Among issues in the MoU is to exchange two Iranian panthers with two Caucasus tigers.

Holding workshops and bilateral research seminars are among other issues for bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Iran’s VP arrived in Moscow heading a delegation on Thursday morning.