MNA Frances economy minister has voiced readiness of Paris to contribute to modernization of Irans rail industry. Speaking at a meeting with the French Minister of Economy and Finance Michel Sapin, Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Ahmad Akhundi said the country sought long-term relations with the European Union. The contract ...

MNA Irans Roads Minister Akhundi has rejected the possibility that Donald Trumps recent stances could lead to cancellation or suspension of Irans aircraft purchase contracts. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of 2nd Iran ITS Congress underway in Tehran, Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Ahmad Akhundi made the remarks in ...

MNA Irans Roads Minister Akhundi and AIIB president Jin Liqun discussed venues for investment of the Asian bank in Irans economic projects. Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Ahmad Akhundi, who is leading a high-ranking Iranian delegation in China, met and talked with the head of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ...

  TEHRAN, Oct 02 (Shana) Iranian Ministry of Petroleum and the Ministry Roads and Urban Development have signed a deal for implementation of a joint project that will save Iran 10 billion liters of gasoil in a period of 10 years. Speaking during a ceremony to ink the deal on Sunday, Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said the ...

Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi said Iran's urban population has risen from 6 to 60 million in 60 years. Speaking in a meeting with urban development officials, Akhundi called for new strategies in urban plannings given the explosion in population. He also urged upgrade in engineering abilities in order ...

Tehran, June 22, IRNA - Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi said Iranian aviation industry needs 551 new planes to renovate its aging fleet in the next decade. Talking to reporters, Akhundi said at present the production date of only 12 of Iranian planes are registered after 2000. He reiterated that the Iranian airlines have a ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhondi announced on Thursday that talks with airplane manufacturer Boeing will soon begin on purchase of aircraft from the US company. Asked about reports that Tehran has already begun its negotiations with Boeing, Akhondi told the Tasnim News Agency that the American companys ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 29 (MNA) Iranian road minister has emphasized the need to boost Iran-South Korea relations via establishment of joint firms as well as long-term cooperation agreements. Speaking at a meeting with South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan in Tehran on Monday, Irans Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas ...

TEHRAN, Jan.31 (MNA) Irans minister of road and urban development said consultations have been made with France and Italy for expediting the renovation of the countrys railway network on hire purchase. The announcement was made by Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi on Sunday on the sidelines of the first rail-based city planning ...

Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi in a meeting with Czech Minister of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic Jan Mladek said Iran enjoys an important role in connecting the East-West and North-South corridors. He said Tehran and Prague can cooperate in infrastructure projects including road, marine, airport,...

Iran announced on Wednesday that it has devised various mechanisms to attract investments for projects to revamp its transportation infrastructure. Abbas Akhundi, Irans minister of roads and urban development, said the government of President Hassan Rouhani plans to draw foreign investments for road construction projects through the Build-Operate-...

The minister of roads and urban development has said that offering transparent information to the public is the best way to fight corruption, adding that his men are trying to provide people with transparent information on urban development and transportation. Speaking at the 5th Road and Urban Development exhibition, Abbas Akhundi said that his ministry ...

Tehran, Oct1, IRNA Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has said airplanes are waiting at the airport for Riyadh permission to fly to Saudi Arabia and bring home the bodies of the Iranian pilgrims who lost their lives during the Hajj tragedy. Akhoundi said that Tehran has arranged some additional flights to transport the bodies ...

Tehran, July 29, IRNA - Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi said on Wednesday that Iran and France have started direct negotiations over purchase of new Airbus planes and their spare parts. Following a meeting with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Tehran, he told reporters that during a recent visit to France, ...

Tehran, July 26, IRNA Minister of Road and Urban Development called for removing of trade obstacles between Iran and Turkmenistan on Sunday. Abbas Akhundi made the remark in the 14th Joint Economic Cooperation Commission of Iran and Turkmenistan. He said that existing two important passages in east of the Caspian Sea can play an important role ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Road and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi and his French counterpart Sylvia Panel in a meeting in Paris discussed ways to expand relations between the two countries in building cities and houses. During the meeting on Wednesday, the French side announced its plans to send three operational teams to Iran to exchange ...

Western governments have started wooing Iran as their draconian sanctions on the resource-rich country an energy superpower appear all but crumbling. France, where European aviation behemoth Airbus is based, has invited Irans Minister of Transportation and Housing Abbas Akhoundi to the years biggest air show in Paris. Iran is planning a big ...

Tehran, Jan 1, IRNA Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi announced that agreement has been reached between Iran and Iraq on railway link at Shalamcheh border point. He said the border bridge in that route will be completed in 18 months. Speaking in a joint meeting with Iraqi transportation minister during which a memorandum of understanding ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) Iran and Kazakhstan signed an MoU at the end of thirteenth session of Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation to boost economic trade. Abbas Akhundi, Minister of Urban Development and Construction, and Asset Issekeshev, the Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, signed an MoU to increase economic exchange ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) Irans minister of urban development has said Mehr Housing project will be discontinued, but we will finish incomplete houses. Mehr News quoted Abbas Akhundi in the sidelines of Cabinets weekly sessions speaking to the reporters. We discontinue Mehr Housing project, but we will finish only the incomplete houses, Akhundi said,...