TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Energy announced that the 11th Joint Economic Cooperation Commission between Iran and Qatar is scheduled to be held in early February in Tehran, expressing hope that the meeting will open new horizons in bilateral relations.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Deputy Head of Customs for Legal Affairs and Supervision announced that a trilateral meeting of the customs working group of Iran, Russia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan has been held with the goal of easing the movement and transit of goods among the three countries. He stated that a joint committee will be formed to conduct on-site inspections of border issues and propose operational solutions. This meeting marks the first official step in implementing the agreements previously reached.

TEHRAN - Iran and Zimbabwe should move toward joint investment and sustained commercial exchanges, and establishing a joint business council could help advance shared priorities, the vice president of the Iran Chamber of Commerce said during a high-level meeting in Tehran.

TEHRAN - In a joint webinar attended by senior managers and experts from Iran and Italy’s pharmaceutical, medical equipment, and dental industries, Italian companies declared their readiness to deepen cooperation with Iran in the health sector. The event was held with the participation of Mohammad Abdezadeh and Abolfath Sanei, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce’s Health Economy Commission.

TEHRAN - The acting head of Imam Khomeini Airport City has announced that the airport’s top priority is attracting foreign airlines—following the model used by Turkey, which expanded its airports only after successfully drawing a large number of international carriers.

TEHRAN - Coinciding with the 7th Oman Agrofood Exhibition, a trade delegation from Alborz Province visited the event, marking an opportunity to strengthen economic diplomacy, showcase Iran’s production capacities, and expand export pathways to Oman.

TEHRAN - Leading technology companies from Iran and Russia signed five cooperation agreements in Moscow following a series of joint meetings held between the two sides.

TEHRAN - A meeting focused on exploring commercial and investment opportunities between Isfahan and Russia was held with the participation of business leaders and Russian representatives, aiming to assess shared economic capacities and discuss strategies for expanding Iranian exports to the Russian market.

TEHRAN - The president of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce says the recent Iranian trade delegation to Cuba resulted in significant proposals from Cuban officials, including establishing a sugarcane agro-industry complex in Cuba and creating a marketing mechanism for Iranian products in the Cuban market.

TEHRAN - Representatives of Iran’s private sector met with the head of the Economic Office of the Spanish Embassy in Tehran during the latest session of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce’s Industry and Mining Commission, where both sides examined new pathways for strengthening bilateral economic ties. The meeting also featured a detailed review of the steep rise in electricity costs facing Iran’s industrial sector—an increase that experts say has far surpassed general industrial price inflation.