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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Finland on the second leg of his European tour, said the Helsinki Policy Forum is an opportunity to examine the possibility of holding regional dialogue among Persian Gulf states.

The head of the Cultural Heritage Organization discussed the prospects of building hotels in Iran with InterCity Hotels Group, a German chain hotel giant.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Iranian elites living in foreign countries to help promote Iran’s economic relations with the world.

Melli Bank London, Plc. has obtained an operating licence from UK banking regulators, and is ready to provide services in the European Union, said its CEO, Ghulam Hossein Asgharzadeh Zaferani, on Saturday May 28.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski discussed a range of issues at a meeting in Warsaw, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on periodic political consultation between the two countries.

Iran’s Foreign Minister left Tehran for the Polish capital on Sunday May 29 to officially start his EU tour.

President Hassan Rouhani told Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin that peace and stability in eastern Europe is important to Iran.

In a meeting on Saturday May 28 with Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister George Oliveira in Tehran, Iran’s FM Zarif stressed the role of language education in expanding relations between the two countries.

Austrian students will come to Iran in the next few weeks to learn about traditional medical practices at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, an official at the Traditional Medicine Faculty of the Ministry of Health said on Sunday May 29.

Pavlo Klimkin, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, will arrive in Tehran on Sunday May 29 for a two-day visit packed with various meetings with Iranian officials related to boosting bilateral relations and discussing regional issues.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the European parties to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers to seriously address problems hindering foreign banks from trying to work with Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Lithuanian counterpart Linas Linkevicius underlined the need for the expansion of mutual cooperation in different areas in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday May 28.

Iran and Britain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of rail transportation.

Germany's Abels Decker Kuhfuß Lenzen (ADKL) won a €2bn contract for developing a major petrochemical project in Iran's southwestern city of Masjed Soleyman.

In a meeting between the chairman of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce and the Minister of Energy and Economy of Nordrhein-Westfalen state, there was a focus on expanding bilateral ties and easing banking relations in order to develop trade and investment between Iran and Germany.

The head of the Iran Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) has said that the company will cooperate with a Dutch oil company to refurbish its oil terminals and facilities.

Yves Rossier, the secretary of state at the Swiss Foreign Ministry, said his country is prepared to help Iran to reclaim its previous economic position at the international level following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions.

At a ceremony in Warsaw attended by Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, a number of Polish officials and veterans paid homage to the Iranian nation for hosting a huge number of Polish refugees who had fled from the Second World War more than 70 years ago.

Iranian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Seyyed Hossein Rajabi and the Head of the Central Bank of Bosnia discussed expanding bilateral banking relations.

Interior ministers of Iran and Poland on Monday May 23 signed a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation on fighting organized crime.

Iran and Croatia have emphasized their determination to step up Tehran-Zagreb cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremism, particularly in the troubled Middle East region.

In a meeting with Mohammad Khazaei, Deputy Minister and President of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, the Norwegian ambassador to Iran called for developing economic cooperation and removing obstacles.

President Hassan Rouhani said here on Tuesday that Tehran is keen on expanding all-out cooperation with Paris.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Iranian capital on Tuesday May 17 for talks on the enhancement of economic cooperation between the two nations.

A senior Iranian official has dismissed a recent report that European banks had asked Iran to provide guarantees to compensate for possible future penalties imposed by the US for resuming banking activities with Iran. Text from IRNA, translated by IFP.