Economic Ties

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).

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Turkish trade min.:

Turkish firms keen on trade, investment in Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – In a meeting with Chief of Staff of Iran's president, Turkey’s Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said that Turkish companies are interested in trade and investment in Iran.

Iran, Turkey outline outlook for $30bn bilateral trade

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iran's president, who is on a visit to Turkey met with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss increasing annual bilateral trade to $30.

Pres. Rouhani calls for bolstering Iran-Pakistan ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – In a telephone conversation with Pakistan's Imran Khan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the bilateral ties should increase between Tehran and Islamabad.  

Iran, Sri Lanka discuss economic ties, regional, intl. issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Sri Lankan counterpart in Colombo discussing bilateral economic relations and the most important regional and international issues.

Italian amb. to Iran:

Italy determined to maintain economic ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Italian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Mauro CONCIATORI said that Italy is after safeguarding and maintaining economic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran in sanctions period.