The Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, today received the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, for a visit and working luncheon at the Foreign Ministry. Also taking part in the talks with the Iranian delegation were Economy, Development and Tourism Minister Giorgos Stathakis and the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation, Giorgos Tsipras.
The discussion was carried out in an extremely friendly atmosphere, in light of the Greek Prime Minister’s official visit to Iran on 7 and 8 February 2016. Mr. Xydakis briefed his Iranian counterpart on the course and future of the European Union following the result of the British referendum and explained Greece’s policy on the issue of sanctions. The talks focused on the strengthening of bilateral economic cooperation, while there was an in-depth discussion of promotion of cooperation in the sectors of energy – with emphasis on natural gas, LNG and renewables – high technology, and the pharmaceutical and food industries. The talks also covered means of further promotion of cooperation in the banking and tourism sectors, and the attraction of foreign investments was a common goal in the discussion.
July 13, 2016