Iran, Germany to hold major economic forum

Iran and Germany are set to hold a major economic forumaimed at promoting mutual cooperation in the fields of industry, mines and trade, asenior Iranian official said.The meeting, which also aims to attract investment from Germany’s private sector, will be held in the German capital of Berlin on April 8, said Mehdi Karbasian, the head of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Press TV reported on Monday.Karbasian said that the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh is scheduled to attend the day-long event.Germany is an important trade partner of Iran. The two countries have tried to expand their bilateral relations in recent years through reciprocal visits by both sides’ officials.Earlier in February Nematzadeh said that Iran is planning to facilitate conditions for foreign investors, particularly Germans, in its industrial sector.In a meeting with Horst Schrage, the head of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tehran, the Iranian minister commented on the new business opportunities in Iran following the easing of sanctions against the country in light of the implementation of Tehran’s nuclear deal with the P5 + 1 group.Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Russia, China, the US, France, Britain – plus Germany inked the nuclear accord in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 24, 2013. The two sides started implementing the agreement on January 20.