TEHRAN (FNA) - Italian Trade Commissioner in Iran Augusto Di Giacinto announced on Wednesday that Italy is eyeing expansion of mutual cooperation with Iran.
The Italian official made the remarks in a visit to Iranian northern province of Mazandaran, calling for provision of necessary grounds to expand mutual cooperation.
Heading an Italian economic delegation, Di Giacinto met with Iran’s senior trade authorities in Sari, the capital city of the province. In the meeting, the Italian official reassured that Italy will remain Iran’s friend in hard times.
Di Giacinto noted that Italian commercial sector has been making efforts from long ago to consider ways to continue cooperation Iran and tap the great potentials and capacities of the Iranian market.
According to him, despite the difficulties hindering joint cooperation, the Italian economy is eager to cooperate with Iran.
"We should provide the grounds for cooperation between Italian and Iranian investors and traders,” he added.
He urged that necessary actions should be taken to remove the banking hurdles such as liquidity and money transfer.
The U.S. has been trying to cut off Iran’s access to SWIFT and hamper the country’s financial ties since May when U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
The official stressed that the Italian embassy are seeking cooperation in different Iranian provinces with their considerable potentials.
Italian Ambassador to Iran Mauro Conciatori announced on Monday that Rome is determined to bolster and enhance mutual cooperation with Tehran.
******Italian economic delegation and Iran’s senior trade authorities held a meeting in Sari, Mazandaran province.