IRNA -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Iran is trying to remove banking obstacles and develop economic and financial relations with the European countries, including Portugal.


ccording to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with Portugal�s Secretary of State for Internationalization Jorge Costa Oliveira, who is heading an economic delegation during a visit to Iran.

He pointed to Iran's measures in the direction of fight against financial support for terrorism and money-laundering and underlined Iran�s seriousness on the issue and continuation of that.

The two sides exchange views and discussed ways to expand economic relations between the two countries.

The Portuguese official also pointed to public and private banks' interests to develop cooperation with Iran, especially Central Bank of Iran, and added that considering necessary financial and economic structures in Iran, there exist possibility to take authorization from Portuguese banks to invest in Iran.

Oliveira said aim of his visit to Tehran is to get acquainted with Iran�s progresses and economic development process.