MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy minister will visit Iran in April to discuss a broad range of trade issues, he said on Wednesday, playing down reports from Tehran that a barter deal involving Iranian oil exports was in the offing.
Reuters reported on January 10 that Moscow and Tehran were in talks on a $1.5 billion (906.7 million pounds) per month oil-for-goods swap that would enable Iran, now subject to U.S.-led financial sanctions, to increase its crude exports substantially.
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