Iran-Romania Economic Commission to Convene after 12 Years
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The joint economic commission of Iran and Romania will hold a meeting in Bucharest after a 12-year hiatus, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart Lazar Comanescu in Tehran, Zarif said the upcoming meeting of the commission will formulate a roadmap for economic cooperation between the two countries.
He also noted that political leaders of Iran and Romania are resolved to expand relations with the termination of anti-Iran sanctions.
Zarif noted that the two countries have also agreed to hold regular consultation meetings at the level of ministers or deputies.
He further pointed to Iran’s access to Europe via the Black Sea, cooperation in energy, banking, auto industry, agriculture and tourism as the topics discussed in his meeting with Comanescu prior to the press conference.
The Romanian diplomat, for his part, hailed the positive steps taken to strengthen economic ties between Tehran and Bucharest.
He described Iran-Black Sea-Europe corridor as a major route for access to Europe’s market, calling on Iranian companies to take this opportunity to develop cooperation with European firms.
There has been growing enthusiasm for closer ties with Iran after implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
The agreement, which came into force on January 16, has terminated all nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, reopened the doors of foreign investment to the country’s market, and prepared the ground for a much-anticipated economic boom.
