Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will host his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday to discuss the deal on Tehran’s nuclear program and the conflict in Syria

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will host his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday to discuss the deal on Tehran's nuclear program and the conflict in Syria.

"The visit is taking place in the context of an increasingly active Russian-Iranian dialogue of late that reflects the high level of mutual understanding between Moscow and Tehran," Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday.

Moscow is hoping that its firms can benefit from the nuclear deal, which should see economic sanctions lifted on Tehran.

Russia has also launched a fresh diplomatic push to find a way out of the four-year global war against Syria that has cost some 240,000 lives.