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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there is a “psychological barrier” in trade with Iran, stressing that Washington should give international banks reassurances that they can resume business with the Islamic Republic.

A new report says Iran and Russia are in final talks over high-season electricity exchange.

Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Costa Oliveira called for bolstering relations with Iran, especially in the field of communications, and establishing direct flights between the two countries.

An Iran-Sweden trade meeting opened on Wednesday June 1, attended by 230 Iranian and Swedish economic figures.

Iran has struck a number of economic agreements worth some $1.2bn during an Iranian delegation’s trip to Poland and Finland, says an official.

A senior business official voiced his satisfaction with the positive results of a recent visit by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and a 60-strong delegation to Poland.

Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, who is in Berlin, said major German automakers have determined to resume their activities and investment in Iran’s market.

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski hailed Iran’s historical importance for Poland, and underscored that Tehran is an important political and economic partner for the European country, “an important state in an important region.”

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.