Economic Ties

Iran opens trading house in Bishkek

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iran has opened a trading house in Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek in a bid to ramp up economic interactions with the Central Asian country.

Iran, Pakistan call for implementation of ECO Train  

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – In a meeting between Pakistan’s Minister of Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad and Iranian ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoust, the two sides highlighted the importance of operationalizing Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad Cargo train, also known as Gul Train or ECO Train.

Brazil eyes broadening economic, environmental ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Former president of Brazil said that his country has voiced its readiness to develop trade, economic and environmental ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

No Iranian bank accounts frozen in Oman: Official

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The Iran-Oman Chamber of Commerce has dismissed the rumors circulating in social media that some Iranian bank accounts have been blocked in Oman.

Iranian, Syrian businessmen discuss closer economic coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Syria and Iran on Saturday discussed mechanisms of strategic cooperation in economic, trade and investment domains.

Amb. to Baghdad:

Iranian consulates in different parts of Iraq have an economic approach

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has said that all consulates in Iraqi cities have put broadening economic relations on their agenda.

Official emphasizes Iran-Armenia coop. to invest in Aras, Mogri free zones

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Presiding Board Member of Parliament Plan and Budget Commission Hadi Ghavami placed special emphasis on the necessity of cooperation between Iran and Armenia to invest in Aras and Mogri free zones.

UK envoy:

Compliance with JCPOA, base of UK-Iran relations

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – UK Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire said his country insists on compliance with Iran’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), noting that London tries to reassure that the Islamic Republic will enjoy the deal’s benefits, especially in the economic arena.

Tehran, Ljubljana call for boosting economic ties

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – General Manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Sonja Šmuc, said her country is interested in closer relations with Iran.

Larijani:

Participants at Eurasian meeting opposed US unilateralism

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said representatives of participating countries at the 3rd meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments in Turkey censured US’ unilateralism and deemed it detrimental to global security.

Austria seeking to boost economic ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz said Tuesday that the European country seeks to enhance economic and business relations with Iranian cities.

Turkmenistan to send fertilizer to India via Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – A bilateral agreement has been signed to use Amirabad Port in the northern Mazandaran province as a corridor for transiting 30,000 tons of fertilizer from Turkmenistan to India, the director of Amirabad Special Economic Zone said.

Senior Iranian MP:

S Korea needs to adopt an independent policy from that of US

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Deputy speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Motahari has called on South Korea to pursue an independent policy from that of the United States and enhance bilateral relations with Iran.

NSFPC to hold meeting with envoys of 28 European states: official

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will have an economic-focused meeting with ambassadors of 28 European countries to Iran, said the chairman of the commission.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Korea’s new Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Yu Chang Hwang revealed the continuation of South Korean companies with Iran despite US pullout from JCPOA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).