TEHRAN, May 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula and Iranian Economy and Finance Minister Tahmazab Mazaheri signed in Tehran on Tuesday an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation, which marked the end of Picula's
first day in Iran.
TEHRAN, May 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula
and Iranian Economy and Finance Minister Tahmazab Mazaheri signed
in Tehran on Tuesday an agreement on the avoidance of double
taxation, which marked the end of Picula's first day in Iran. #L#
This is the first official visit by a Croatian foreign minister to
Iran.
The change of the regime in Iraq has opened the doors for Iran too,
Picula told journalists.
He mentioned the possibility that Croatia and Iran jointly
participate in certain reconstruction and development programmes
in Iraq.
Picula was also received by Iran's President Mohammad Khatami, a
firm advocate of reforms and opening his Islamic country to the
world. It is expected that before the end of his second term of
office, Khatami will pay a return visit to his Croatian counterpart
Stjepan Mesic.
Picula presented Iran's parliamentary president Mehdi Karubi with
an invitation from his Croatian counterpart Zlatko Tomcic to visit
Croatia. Karubi accepted the invitation. According to
announcements, the visit could take place towards the end of the
year.
"We parliamentarians will contribute to the promotion and
strengthening of bilateral ties in all fields of cooperation,"
Karubi said.
On Wednesday Picula will hold a lecture at the institute for
international relations and meet with Roads and Transport Minister
Ahmad Khorram, which will end his two-day visit to Iran.
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