Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10
Trend
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the country’s private sector is ready to help Bulgaria with heavy industry.
“There is a good opportunity for Iran to benefit from Bulgaria's technology and their firms can be active in the Islamic Republic,” Larijani said in a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart on the sidelines of a conference of Eurasian states’ parliaments in Turkey’s Antalya, Tasnim news agency reported on October 10.
The official further stressed the need for implementing the idea of establishing an Iran-Bulgaria joint fund to support the two sides’ production and expand trade ties.
For her part, the Bulgarian speaker, Tsveta Karayancheva, said her country seeks to benefit from Iran’s transportation capacity and corridors.
The 3rd Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments in Antalya was attended by 20 parliament speakers and parliamentary delegations from 17 Asian and European nations.
The first and second editions of the conference were held in Russia and South Korea, respectively.