TEHRAN, June 20. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Iran this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a press conference on Monday.

"We will receive Lavrov at the end of the week (the week ends on Friday according to the Iranian calendar - TASS)," he said.

Lavrov's visit to Iran was announced on June 13. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the dates of the minister's visit were being worked out.