Publish Date: 1 March 2014 - 12:42

TEHRAN, March 1 (MNA) – Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Mines has hailed Austrian public and private sectors’ interests to cooperate with Iran.

A delegation of Iranian industry moguls visited Austria to study ways for development of bilateral economic ties. They came back to Iran Friday morning. 

Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Mines, who headed the delegation in Austria pointed to the meetings between the Iranian and Austrian economic and industrial moguls and said that “Austrian public and private sectors welcomed Iranian delegation warmly and the visit resulted in development of cooperation between the two countries.”

 Yahya Ale Eshaq added that “according to agreements an Austrian business delegation will visit Iran to continue economic negotiations and study practical ways to develop bilateral relations.” 

“There are 700 Austrian companies with economic relations with Iran and the two countries’ relations have never been stopped even during the Imposed War” said Ale Eshaq.  

A delegation of Tehran Chamber of Commerce arrived in Austria on Monday to negotiate with Austrian private sector with more than 20 companies. 

Since the interim nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in November 2013 which removed and suspended some sanctions against Iran, representatives of 14 Austrian companies had traveled to Iran. 

Later Austrian diplomats to Tehran visited Tehran Chamber of Commerce and met Yahya Ale Eshaq and prepared a visit by Iranian delegation to Austria. 

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