Tehran and Belgrade agreed to establish a joint commission to pave the way for increasing bilateral economic and trade cooperation during a meeting between Iran’s Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh and Serbian Deputy Premier and Minister of Trade, Telecommunications and Tourism Rasim Ljajic in Tehran on Tuesday, IRNA reported. Highlighting the need for boosting industrial, trade and commercial cooperation by defining long-term plans, Nematzadeh said Iran is ready to establish ties with Serbia on natural reserves, mining, hydrocarbons and exchange of skilled workforce. The Serbian official expressed satisfaction over boosting bilateral ties and said the inauguration of Iran’s Trade Center in Belgrade will help promote Iran-Serbia ties. Earlier in mid-September, both sides reached an agreement to open the trade center in the Serbian capital during an Iranian economic delegation’s visit to the East European country.
