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Iran has been exporting melamine crystals to European countries such as Germany and Spain since Jan. 2016, Commercial head of Khorasan Petrochemical Complex said Monday.

In a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said his country is keenly interested in boosting ties with the EU, including the Balkans.

Iran and the EU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in energy, as the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini visited Iran on Saturday

In a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that Iran’s missile tests have not breached the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iranian and European Union (EU) officials agreed to resume and enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation on environmental issues.

An Italian official said his country is to make four billion euros of investment in the Iranian railway sector.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mogherini arrived here Saturday morning.

A senior official with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) says the company is considering cooperation with Germany's Wintershall in research and development (R&D) projects.

Matteo Renzi, Italy’s Prime Minister, during a commercial meeting between two countries held in Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, said, “We are in Iran, but not only to sign economic contracts. There are many economic opportunities for both countries which should be taken seriously, but more than anything else, there is a common feeling between the two great civilizations of Persia and Rome.”

Iran University of Medical Sciences and the University of Lancaster in United Kingdom agreed to begin scientific and technical cooperation.

British banks are tentative to re-engage with Iranian financial entities as anti-Tehran sanctions are still in place and not fully lifted, despite a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, a British official said.

The Head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce complained to Germany’s Agriculture Minister about the effects of the continuation of Germany’s banking sanctions even after the implementation of JCPOA.

The RMTO managing director has announced the final agreement for the creation of a Persian Gulf-Black Sea transport corridor.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister attributed the pressing problems that have gripped Europe to the wrong policies that certain states adopted regarding terrorism.

Farhad Sharif, the deputy of international affairs, met Marten C. van den Berg, the vice minister for foreign trade of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Susanna Terstal, the ambassador. 11 April 2016 ICCIMA – A group of Dutch companies came to Iran Chamber of Commerce to meet their Iranian counterparts for collaborations in the fields of agriculture, energy, oil and healthcare services. They were accompanied by the vice minister for foreign trade of the Netherlands.

Jean-Luc Martinez, the President of ​the ​Louvre Museum, ​took a trip to the central Iranian city of Isfahan​, where he and his delegation visited...

The European Union (EU) has extended its sanctions against 82 Iranian individuals, whom it accuses of human rights violations.

In a Mon. meeting between Hungarian minister of Human Capacities and Iranian ambassador to Budapest, the two sides stressed the need for expansion of scientific and cultural cooperation.

The Italian prime minster arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss ways to improve mutual economic cooperation between the two nations.

German Minister of Food and agriculture Christian Schmidt came to Iran chamber of commerce to discuss about bilateral works and joint cooperation potentials with Iranian private sector.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is planning to pay an official visit to Tehran on April 16, an Iranian spokesman said.

Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce's Chairman expressed hope that Iran's initial contract with Fiat will get finalized with the normalization of the monetary and banking relations.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will visit Iran on Tuesday and will be accompanied by 120 leading economists and company representatives.

A lineup of five films by Iranian directors went on screen at the 10th International Female Film Festival Malmo, which wrapped up yesterday in the Swedish city.

Western silence towards the murder of Yemeni civilians is not acceptable, the Head of Parliament's Research Center, Kazem Jalali, said on Sunday.