Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani Thursday said Russia has demanded Iran to make payments in advance of the agreed dates.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic countries will be able to solve the Palestinian issue through enhanced coordination and by focusing on the interests of the Palestinian nation.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said unlimited development of all-out relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) sets a main strategy in the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy as it serves interests of regional nations.