Negotiations between Russian and Iranian foreign ministers Sergei Lavrov and Hossein Amir Abdollahian scheduled for January 17 have been postponed to a later date, RIA Novosti reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry.

 "By mutual agreement of the parties, the talks previously scheduled for January 17 between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Islamic Republic of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian have been postponed to a later date," the ministry said.