Officials from Iran and the Czech Republic in a recent meeting in the Czech capital Prague have explored ways to broaden bilateral cooperation in energy sector. The Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Energy Minister Hoshang Falahatian joined with Czech officials at the first meeting of the Islamic Republic and the Czech Republic energy working group….
Speaker of Algerian National People’s Assembly Mohamed Al-Arabi Ould Khalifa on Friday lauded Iran’s significant achievements in medical treatment and healthcare and called for development of cooperation between the two nations. Ould Khalifa, in a meeting with Iran’s Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, called for continuatinued cooperation and negotiations with Tehran on regional and global…
EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met and talked with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, who landed in the Iranian capital on Friday evening, shared views on regional issues with Iran’s FM Zarif on Saturday morning. Zarif hailed the…
Iran’s carpet makers are working independently from the government in promoting their handmade work as they seek to regain valuable US sales and protect jobs following the removal of economic sanctions. “Iranian carpets are produced by female and male weavers who are managed by the private sector, so the government does not have a big…
Figures released by the Customs Administration of Iran show that the country’s exports from Germany have increased by 25 percent. Iran’s official figures show that the country’s imports from Germany have increased by a quarter in what could be a fresh indication of growing opening in Iran’s post-sanctions business environment. Iran imported $1.27 billion worth…
The Finnish president arrived in the Iranian capital on Tuesday heading a political and economic delegation for talks with top-ranking Iranian officials. Sauli Niinistö was accorded warm welcome by his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at Tehran’s Sa’dabad cultural and historical complex on Wednesday 26 October 2016. The two presidents discussed issues of mutual interest, as…
India and Iran aim to strike a deal by March to develop an Iranian gas field with estimated in-place reserves of 18.75 trillion cubic feet, the Indian government said in a statement on Wednesday. A consortium headed by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of Indian explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, discovered…
Iran has signed initial agreements with Germany’s Hermes insurance firm and Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) to provide cover for transactions with Europe. The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI) signed the agreements in Lisbon on the sidelines of the annual meeting of Bern Union — an association of private and state export credit insurers…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said an Iranian delegation composed of deputy foreign ministers are to hold general talks with European Union (EU) officials in Brussels in December. Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced the prospective negotiations on Monday, saying the talks will cover a range of issues, possibly human rights, but asserted that the delegation would not…
Iranian and foreign investors are to invest 333 million US $ in Hanzai Region of the southern province of Kerman, according to the director general of provincial Cultural Heritage Department. Mahmoud Vafaei further said that the investors intend to launch Ski piste and rest-cum-recreation compounds over an area of 1,100 hectares. “An Iranian investor and…
