CAIRO, November 8. /TASS/. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, the IRNA agency reported on Tuesday.

According to IRNA, Patrushev has arrived on an official visit at the invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.

Apart from talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian security chief plans to meet with Iranian "high-ranking political and economic officials to discuss issues of the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena," the agency said, adding that Patrushev is accompanied by officials from several Russian economic agencies.

No more details are available.