Tehran,�May 5, The Iran Project -�Tunisian ambassador to Tehran says 50 thousand sets of car are annually imported to Tunisia, some of which is intended to be imported from Iran,�Tasnim News Agency reported.

During a meeting with the head of Iran's Trade Development Organization Valliollah Afkhami-rad,�Tunisia's ambassador to Tehran Ghazi bin Saleh emphasized that following a contract signed between Iran-Khodro Company and a Tunisian company, you will soon see Iranian cars in this country.


He added that Iran-Khodro�s�special station�has been built in Tunisia.

Previously, in a meeting with Tunisian Minister of Trade and Handcrafts, President of Iran�s largest car-maker (IKCO) had said that �Tunisia has a special position in the North Africa and�it can play as a bridge between IKCO and North African countries.�

Besides, Iran�s minister of industry, mine and trade had formerly stated that �given Tunisia�s capability in manufacturing auto parts and Iran�s capability in car manufacturing�we can cooperate with Tunisia in car manufacturing sector.�

Iran and Tunisia recently signed eight agreements in the fields of banking, industries and mines, water, oil, gas, petrochemicals, sanitation and agriculture.