Iran's hosting of ACD summit demonstrates strength amid loss of top officials: Deputy FM

TEHRAN – Iran’s hosting of the 19th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) ministerial meeting shows the country is resilient and strong despite the tragic loss of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for economic affairs said on Sunday. 

Iranian foreign ministry hosts session on economic ties

TEHRAN – The 18th session of the Headquarters for Coordination of Foreign Economic Ties has been hosted by the foreign ministry under the chairmanship of Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari.

Tehran hosts conference on Iran-IORA trade opportunities

TEHRAN – Iranian capital Tehran hosted a conference on the development of economic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), IRNA reported.

Iran’s deputy FM visits Oman 

TEHRAN— Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy visited Oman early on Tuesday to pursue bilateral economic cooperation between Tehran and Muscat.

Iran deputy FM meets Turkmen officials

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has met with Turkmen political and economic officials to discuss a range of bilateral issues. 

Iran, Uganda confer on expansion of trade ties

TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari held talks with the President, Prime Minister, and Foreign Ministry Advisor of Uganda in Kampala for strengthening bilateral ties in all fields.

Ambassador outlines Iranian deputy FM’s upcoming visit to Delhi

TEHRAN— In an interview with Borna news agency, Iran’s ambassador to New Delhi has recounted the vast potential for cooperation between Iran and India, noting the pursuit of technical engineering activities and the regulation of the banking mechanism were among the goals of the foreign ministry economic team’s visit to India.

Deputy FM: Iran welcomes cooperation with TRACECA

TEHRAN — The secretary general of the International Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia, TRACECA, met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari in Tehran on Saturday.

Deputy FM: Trade strengthens political, security relations

TEHRAN — An Iranian diplomat has noted that after President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Qatar expectations have been raised to increase the trade volume between Tehran and Doha.

Economic deputy FM meets Italian diplomat

TEHRAN — Ettore Sequi, Director General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari during a visit to Tehran on Thursday.

Iran, Bulgaria stress expansion of mutual ties

TEHRAN — Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova who is in Tehran for the third round of consultations with Iran, met on Monday with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari.

Iran, Uzbekistan to make use of Chabahar potential

TEHRAN — Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Furkat Sidikov, who is visiting Tehran for the meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held talks with Iranian deputy foreign minister for economic affairs Mehdi Safari on Sunday evening.

Iran, Slovakia embark on expanding mutual trade

TEHRAN— In continuation of Iran’s active diplomacy, Slovakia’s deputy economy minister came to Tehran to take part in a joint economic commission.

Iran, Slovakia stress expansion of ties

TEHRAN — Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister Ingrid Brockova, who was visiting Tehran, held talks with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari on Monday.

Russian deputy PM to visit Iran soon

TEHRAN - Alexander Valentinovich Novak, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, will visit Tehran soon to hold talks with Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari announced on Saturday.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy heads to Vienna to join nuclear talks

TEHRAN— Mehdi Safari, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, traveled to Austria on Saturday to join the Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna talks.

Deputy FM: Gas swap to begin early January

BAKU, the Republic of Azerbaijan — On the sidelines of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Tehran Times correspondent got a chance to interview Mehdi Safari, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy.

Iran deputy FM meets Turkmenistan officials

TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari, who is in Ashgabat to attend the preliminary session of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit, held discussions with Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashid Muradov and the chairman of Turkmenistan's Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Dovran Khudayberdiev.

Ground is prepared to export $5b technical, engineering services, Safari says

Foreign Ministry official highlights Iran’s transit opportunities

TEHRAN – The Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said late on Thursday that Iran enjoys transit advantage over neighboring countries, noting that there have been talks about transit of goods from Central Asia and the Caucasus to southern Iran and vice versa.

Talks held to facilitate trade

TEHRAN — Iran’s top diplomat for economic affairs met on Wednesday with certain officials responsible for facilitating economic trade.

Iran's priority is to expand trade with neighbors, senior diplomat says

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has said it is a priority to expand economic and trade cooperation with neighbors, saying the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) can help achieve this goal.

Diplomat seeks removing border obstacles to up trade with Iraq

TEHRAN — Mehdi Safari, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, has said it is possible to expand trade between Tehran and Baghdad by two times provided that the existing border problems are resolved, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Iran's capacities examined at working group on transportation and transit diplomacy

TEHRAN - The fifth meeting of the “national working group on transportation and transit diplomacy” was held on Sunday with the presence of senior executives from transit agencies.

Foreign Ministry official consults with Kurdistan region PM

TEHRAN — The Iraqi Kurdistan region Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, met with visiting Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari in Erbil on Monday.

Ex-ambassador: SCO membership will force the West to provide facilities to Iran

TEHRAN – Iran is set to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which currently consists of China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.