Secretary of Russia's Security Council to visit Iran on August 15.

TEHRAN, August 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Secretary of the Russian Security
Council Nikolai Patrushev will pay a visit to Iran on August 15 at the
invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed
Jalili, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
During his stay in Iran, Patrushev will also meet with Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other top-ranking officials. It is
expected that Patrushev will discuss Russia's proposals on reciprocal
steps in settling the Iranian nuclear program, the Mehr news agency
reported.
During his recent visit to Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said, "We believe that in response to every concrete move by Iran
it is important to make some reciprocal move in terms of freezing
sanctions, and then, as progress continues - cutting their amount". In
reply, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country agreed to
cooperate with the IAEA by making steps to meet it. "They offer us to make
step by step. Excellent. We have made our step cooperating with the IAEA.
Now we wait for a reciprocal move, after which we are ready to work out a
program of further moves," the Iranian president said.