Official: Portugal Keen to Remove Banking Hurdles to Ease Trade With Iran
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Portuguese Secretary Of State for Internationalization Jorge Costa Oliveira has underlined that his country is resolved to remove banking obstacles in a bid to help broaden trade relations with Iran.
"Lisbon welcomes expansion of mutual and regional cooperation with Iran and tries to remove economic hurdles to further bolster and broaden economic cooperation with Tehran," Oliveira said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi.
He said that Iran enjoys a very high status in the region in terms of resolving regional disputes and dealing with the threats posed by terrorist groups.
Takht Ravanchi, for his part, pointed to Iran's economic capacities in various fields, and said, "Grounds are well-prepared in energy, tourism, agriculture, technological know-how and academic affairs."
The Portuguese diplomat, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, is now in Tehran to mull expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries.
"Lisbon welcomes expansion of mutual and regional cooperation with Iran and tries to remove economic hurdles to further bolster and broaden economic cooperation with Tehran," Oliveira said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi.
He said that Iran enjoys a very high status in the region in terms of resolving regional disputes and dealing with the threats posed by terrorist groups.
Takht Ravanchi, for his part, pointed to Iran's economic capacities in various fields, and said, "Grounds are well-prepared in energy, tourism, agriculture, technological know-how and academic affairs."
The Portuguese diplomat, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, is now in Tehran to mull expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries.