Hamed Asgari, the director of the international affairs of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA), has underlined the need for Italy to ease visa requirements for Iranian businesspersons, especially truck drivers.
Head of Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce Ahmad Pourfallah says the volume of trade between Iran and Italy is expected to reach some €1 billion this year even despite the tough Western sanctions on Tehran.
Iran’s flag carrier IranAir will resume direct flights between Tehran and Rome after four years of suspension and under a new agreement reached between aviation authorities of Iran and Italy.
Younes Jaeleh, the Chairman of Tabriz Chamber of Commerce, a local chamber in northwestern Iran, on Sunday stressed the need for Italy to facilitate issuance of trade visas for Iranian businesspersons so as to give a boost to longstanding bilateral relations between the two countries.
The Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce and its sister chamber in Italy held a webinar on July 20 which is considered to be a major trade event between the two countries.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that given the Vienna negotiations, it is necessary to rebuild facilities to revive economic ties with Italy.
President of the Iranian private sector parliament says the new Italian envoy to Iran should do more to fortify mutual relationships.
New Italian Ambassador to Iran Giuseppe Perrone attended the general assembly of Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce that was held on Sunday at Iran Chamber of Commerce HQ in Tehran.
Mauro Conciatori, who finished his mandate as head of the Italian mission in Iran, visited Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and held talks with its president Gholam Hossein Shafei on Wednesday 12 June.
Mauro Conicatori, who left Iran on Friday after finishing his five-year mandate as the Italian ambassador to Iran, says the work on the European financial mechanism has advanced and that good news will come out in "some weeks".