TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) � Deputy minister of economy has said within 8 recent months, 60 foreign delegations have arrived in Tehran.

Mohammad Khazaei addressed the 2-day conference on Economic Development and Investment Attraction in Tehran Province on Monday morning; �The government welcomes the arrival of such delegations as well as domestic and foreign investors; delegations arriving in Tehran have been from EU, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Americas,� he told reporters.
Khazaei also commented on government�s effort to reduce economy�s dependence on oil incomes; �the share of oil income in public budget has shrunken 30 per cent, and planning has contributed to rise in tax and customs income, respectively 40 per cent and 70 per cent,� he said.

By Mehr News Agency