MNA � Hungarian deputy PM Zsolt Semj�n said Iran and Hungary will sign a contract on expanding cooperation on nuclear energy to further cement bilateral ties.


Mr. Zsolt Semj�n made the remark in a meeting with Governor of Isfahan Teusday night, adding �the contract will be signed between the two countries� high-ranking officials on Saturday April 8.�

�At present, Hungary is keen on expanding any kind of cooperation and relations with Iran in the political, economic and cultural fields,� he said. �We are also urging for Iran�s closer ties with the EU.�

He went on to add, �in the near future, managers of major Iranian and Hungarian banks will ink a number of MoUs to increase economic transactions between the two countries.�

�A contract on production of 600 buses with participation from both sides has been drafted and a Hungarian bank has undertaken the funding for the project which amounts to 85 million euros,� he said.

On Saturday April 8, the high-ranking Hungarian delegation will hold a joint meeting with President Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, he added.

Hungarian deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semj�n and his accompanying delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday evening hosted by Deputy-President for Parliamentary Affairs�Hosseinali Amiri.