Iranian and Italian officials in a meeting in Sari signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to further expand their mutual cooperation in different areas, especially in trade and economic fields.
The MoUs were signed at the presence of governors of Iran's Mazandaran Province and Italy's Marche Province on Thursday night, reported IRNA.
Marche Governor Luca Ceriscioli headed a 50-member trade delegation comprising 43 CEOs, manager of an Italian bank and chancellors of two Italian universities.
He said that regardless of the Western countries' dual policies, Italy is ready to boost cooperation in all fields.
During his trip to Amol on Thursday, Luca Ceriscioli told IRNA “we should take advantage of the relations to reinforce Iranian and Italian markets”.
Referring to the level of trade and economic relations between Iran and Italy, Head of Mazandaran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture Abdollah Mohajer said it was the first time during the current year that an economic delegation had trip to Mazandaran to implement cooperation.
Marche is located in the Central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscany to the west, Umbria to the southwest, Abruzzo and Lazio to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.
In mid-April, Iran and Italy signed 12 contracts to boost their cooperation in trade and economic fields.
Chairman of Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines Ahmad Pourfallah said the agreements were signed in the presence of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mohammadreza Nematzadeh.
He said negotiations are also underway between Iranian and Italian trade delegations to discuss further cooperation in economy, trade and banking.
According to the official, the discussions include cooperation in oil, gas, electricity, power plant, steel, textile, fashion, car, infrastructure, urban planning and architecture, telecommunication, railway, airport construction, shipping, refinery, and petrochemicals.
He said the Italian economic delegation, including 70 economic firms, is the ninth delegation which traveled to Iran after the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions
