Economic Ties
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Iran representative holds meeting with GS1 head in China
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The representative of Iranian Global Standard One (GS1) has held a meeting with the president of GS1 Miguel A. Lopera in Macao, China.
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ECO, best option for regional coop.
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehghani said that Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is the best option for multilateral cooperation between regional countries.
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China says will maintain normal relations with Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that his country will continue normal economic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Afghan attache dismisses rumors on Iranian goods import ban
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Commercial Attaché of Afghanistan Embassy to Iran has dismissed the rumors about a ban placed on the import of Iranian goods to Afghanistan.
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S Korean firms to continue coop. with Iran despite US sanctions
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – In his meeting with the Deputy Chairman of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) for International Affairs Mohammad-Reza Bakhtiari, South Korean Ambassador to Iran Ryu Jeong-Hyun revealed the continuation of South Korean companies with Iran despite US pullout from JCPOA.
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By: Mahmood Khaghani
EU, Iran clearing the way for business and trade
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The news that Germany, France & UK are actively considering a “Clearing House” to facilitate Iran's global commerce is probably the most important development in financial & energy markets for many years.
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Pakistan vows commitment to IP gas pipeline project
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – According to Pakistani Federal Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Islamabad is fully committed to implement Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project without any foreign pressure.
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Iran, Armenia eye increased economic ties
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Senior parliamentarians of Iran and Armenia met on Friday, conferring on the status of bilateral cooperation and calling for expanding inter-parliamentary and economic ties.
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Araghchi, Pres. Ghani confer on ways to overcome water shortage
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy FM Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani met in Kabul on Thu. to discuss ways to develop economic cooperation and confer on issues related to water shortage and climate change.
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South Korea seeking ways to continue trade transactions with Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea said his country is looking for ways to continue economic transactions and joint investment with Iran in the face of US sanctions.
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Iran, Turkmenistan call for cementing bilateral, regional ties
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iranian president, Mahmoud Vaezi, met and held talks with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Wed., calling for expansion of bilateral and regional relations.
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Iran, India, Afghanistan eye increased coop. in trilateral meeting
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced that the first trilateral meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and India, aimed at increasing regional cooperation, was held in Kabul.
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Rouhani’s chief of staff lands in Turkmenistan
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Mahmoud Vaezi, the Chief of Staff of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has arrived in Turkmenistan on Wed. morning atop a high-ranking politico-economic delegation.
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Pakistani amb. stresses strengthening ties with ECO member states
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran Riffat Masood said Tue. her country is planning to develop commercial, energy, and transportation projects with the member states of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
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By: Majid Asgaripour
ECO meeting in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Economic Cooperation Organization or ECO held a meeting in Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday.
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Rouhani to Putin:
Trust between Iran, Russia to expand coop. 'unprecedented'
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of Tehran summit on Syria settlement, President Rouhani said the level of trust between the two sides for cementing bilateral, regional, and intl. ties is "unprecedented".
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Iranian, Russian parliament speakers vow to expand economic ties
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani, who is heading a high-ranking delegation to Russia, met with Vyacheslav Volodin and two pledged that two countries should develop economic ties.
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Larijani sets off for Russia
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani atop a delegation has departed for Russia on Wednesday for a one-day official visit aimed at taking part in a high-level inter-parliamentary commission meeting.
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FM Zarif expresses Iran's readiness to increase economic coop. with Syria
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Foreign minister Zarif said Iran will stay with Syria in reconstruction period as it stood with the war-torn country during the eight years of the fight against terrorism.
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Zarif, Assad stress expanding ties in Syria reconstruction period
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – In a meeting between Iranian foreign minister and Syrian president, the two sides emphasized Iran's role in Syria's reconstruction.
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South Korean firms discuss Iran’s market in special session
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Some South Korean companies and Iranian officials discussed the potentials of Iran’s market after US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in a special session held in Gidong, South Korea.
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EU’s €18 mn aid irrelevant to JCPOA package: Ghasemi
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that the €18 million package to support Iran by the European Commission is different from the EU package of measures to counter US sanctions on Iran.
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European Commission adopts support package for Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The European Commission today adopted a first package of €18 million for projects in support of sustainable economic and social development in Iran, including €8 million assistance to the private sector.
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Spanish company vows to defy US sanctions, keep business with Iran
MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (MNA) – In an interview issued on Saturday, Esproenko International, which specializes in oil and gas services, asserted that it would continue its activities in Iran despite US unilateral sanctions.
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Austrian envoy:
EU sustained $10bn loss after cutting off exports to Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz said Fri. that the EU seeks to keep financial channels with Iran open after the bloc sustained a loss of nearly $10 billion for cutting off exports to the Islamic Republic.
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Iran, Syria reach agreement for reconstruction coop.
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iran and Syria will soon sign a long-term strategic agreement on economic cooperation during the reconstruction period in the war-torn country, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said Friday.
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Iranian economic delegation discusses joint agreements with Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – A meeting embracing a number of Syrian economic figures and Iranian economic delegation was held Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the mechanisms for their activation and development.
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Austria tries to preserve financial channels with Iran: envoy
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz said that his country tries to keep financial channels with Iran open.
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Chinese official:
Iran-China volume of trade transactions up by 10%
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The volume of bilateral trade transactions between Iran and China has reached $17 billion in the first six months of 2018, according to Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng.
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Pakistan to pursue economic ties with Iran despite US sanctions: Spokesman
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Pakistan said Thu. that it reserves the right to ‘pursue legitimate economic and commercial interests’ with Iran despite risk of US sanctions.