TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of a Portuguese delegation visiting Irans Qazvin province said both states are deeply interested in bolstering and boosting mutual cooperation in political and economic spheres.The two sides are interested in engaging in joint industrial and tourism activities and in expanding their bilateral economic ties, Figura said, addressing a ceremony held at the end of the Portuguese delegation's visit to Qazvin province.
He stressed that Iran and Portugal have signed important MoUs which provide a good ground for future cooperation between the two countries, which have had 500 years of bilateral relations.
A 17-member Portuguese delegation comprising three mayors, deputy economy ministers and academicians as well as tourism, sports, commercial and industrial experts arrived in Qazvin city on Sunday to discuss mutual cooperation.
Qazvin's Mayor Massoud Nosrati said the necessary studies for bilateral interactions between Qazvin and Portugal have been taking place since six months ago.
The visit of the Portuguese delegation to Qazvin is a good start for establishing good contacts between Portugal and Iran, specially Qazvin, the mayor said.
On Sunday, Mayor of Portugals Sousel City Armando Mendonca Varela, who is a member of the same delegation, asked for the consolidation of mutual economic cooperation between Iran and Portugal.
During the visits that we have had to different parts of Qazvin, we have observed proper grounds for investment in this city and we can conduct good activities in the economic field in Qazvin, Varela said.
In September, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met his Portuguese counterpart Rui Manuel Parente Chancerelle de Machete.
During the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Zarif underlined that there is no problems between Iran and Portugal, and added, "If proper grounds are paved, economic cooperation can further expand."
De Machete, for his part, referred to the good relations between Tehran and Lisbon, and called continued communications and consultations between the two countries as constructive.
By Fars News Agency
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