Tehran will purchase salmon from Russia, a high-ranking Iranian official announced.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � Iran is going to�import salmon from�Russia, country�s Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Akbar Mehrfard said on�Wednesday. "Some species of�fish such as�salmon do not inhabit Iran and we got a permit on�import of�this species of�fish from�Russia. I think we will able to�develop seafood turnover," Mehrfrad said a press conference in�Moscow. He added that Iran was going to�double sea food production to�increase its export, also in�Russia.

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