TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi said the 2016 Silk Road Forum due in 30th of August, Could be effective publicity of Iran in Europe and the US.In a meeting with Mayor of Qazvin Masoud Nosrati on Monday, Takht Ravanchi expressed readiness for cooperation to organize a day trip of foreign tourists to the city of Qazvin.

Due to the arrival of the majority of European tourists to Iran, he said, the Foreign Ministry is prepared to provide opportunity for foreign tourists to have a one-day visit to Qazvin.

Takht Ravanchi praised the holding of the 2016 Silk Road Forum in Qazvin on August 30 adding the presence of foreign guests in Qazvin can make them familiar with the city and would introduce Iranian cities’ capacities to the European countries.

Masoud Nosrati, for his part, said “Qazvin enjoys a valuable historical and cultural background and is experiencing a rise in development; more importance should be attached to the introduction of the city to the foreign countries.”

The Iranian city of Qazvin has been elected as the host of Silk Road Forum for 2016 aiming at improving tourism, as well as cultural, economic and social affairs in these cities, and this is achieved by organizing exchanges among government officials, business organizations and non-governmental associations in countries all around the world.

By Mehr News Agency