28 Mar 2024
Tuesday 9 February 2016 - 16:29
Story Code : 201010

Iranian, Italian officials sign MOUs on oil, gas, transportation

Iran and Italy have signed a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in areas of energy, transportation and trade expos.

The documents were signed on Tuesday during the second Iran-Italy forum held in Tehran.

Business officials from the two sides signed MOUs in areas of oil and natural gas, railway transportation and after-sale services, IRNA reported.

The gathering comes after the recent visit by Irans President Hassan Rouhanito Italy, where the two countries signed multi-billion dollar contracts, worth up to 17 billion euros (USD 18.4 billion), covering various sectors including health, transportation, agriculture and energy.

President Rouhani said in Rome that Iran welcomes foreign investment and seeks to expand economic ties with Italy.

It was reported that a pipeline contract worth between 3.6-4.6billion euros (USD 4-5billion)for Italian oil services group Saipem was among the January 25 deals.

Moreover, Italian steel firm Danieli said it would sign commercial agreements worth up to 5.7 billion euros (USD6.1 billion) with Iran.

Infrastructure firm Condotte d'Acqua was also scheduled to sign deals worth up to four billion euros (USD4.3 billion).

By Press TV
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