Publish Date: 29 August 2015 - 10:55

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Czech Republic FM Lubomír Zaorálek is to arrive in Tehran next Friday heading a commercial delegation of directors from 48 companies.

The Czech minister will visit Tehran on a four-day official visit to the country, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture announced yesterday.

Directors of aircraft manufacturing, tourism and traveling, pharmaceuticals, transportation, drilling and oil, and oil exploration, mining, power plant and railway firms are to accompany the Czech foreign minister during his visit to Iran.

Iran and Czech trade exchanges hit $24 million last year with Czech's share as five times as that of Iran. Iran's exports to Czech last year stood at $4 million while the country's exports to Iran hit $20 million during the same period.

Iranian exports to the country included raisin, medical furniture, dried fruits, motor vehicles and saffron while it imported ball bearing, antibiotics, veterinary vaccines, photography film, water filtering system, cigarette paper and glass dishes last year.