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Indian, Swiss ministers to attend Iran transport conference

Business Materials 29 September 2015 13:39 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 29

By Fatih Karimov - Trend: The Indian and Swiss transport ministers will participate in Iran Transportation and Urban Development Summit, which will be held from October 3- 4 in Tehran.

Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, and Doris Leuthard, the Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication of Switzerland, will participate in the conference, Iran's ISNA news agency reported Sept. 29.

Meanwhile, François Davenne, the secretary general of the Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), will attend the two-day event.

The conference will provide a wide range of investment opportunities to European and Asian investors in Iran's rail transportation, road transportation, urban development, energy saving, air transportation, marine transportation, port and airport industry, as well as welfare services.

Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi said that 121 projects, worth €25 billion, will be offered to foreign and domestic investors at the conference.

Head of Iran's Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance, Mohammad Khazaei, said on Sept. 14 that Iran has prepared five plans to attract $30 billion worth foreign investments during the country's sixth five-year development plan (2016-2021).

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