TEHRAN: A 70-memebr Spanish trade delegation is scheduled to arrive in Iran on September 6 for a three-day visit to study investment opportunities in the country.
Spanish Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister Jose Manuel Soria will lead the delegation, which will consist of Spanish traders and businessmen mainly active in the field of implementing infrastructure, development and road building projects.
Spanish Public Works and Transport Minister Ana Maria Pastor Julian and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo will accompany the delegation.
Spain was the 16th leading importer of Iranian non-oil goods during spring 2015, which corresponds to the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year, according to the Iran Customs Administration.
Iran exported $57.303 million of non-oil goods, mainly iron, saffron, grape and carpet, to Spain and imported $45.023 million of non-oil goods, mainly carbon electrodes, crane, printing ink and graph paper, from the country during the three-month period.
That was while Spain was the 22nd leading importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year (which ended on March 20, 2015), with importing $175.394 million of non-oil goods from Iran and exporting $184.693 million of non-oil goods to the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Spanish Economy and Competitiveness Minister Luis de Guindos in a meeting in Madrid on April 15 called for improving relations in all areas of economy, especially in tourism and energy sectors.
