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Iran, Bulgaria ink MoUs to expand bilateral relations

Monday, 11 July 2016 9:00 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 11 July 2016 12:52 PM ]

Visiting Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (L) and Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri attend a press conference in Tehran, July 11, 2016. (Photo by IRNA)

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Bulgaria have signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to further promote bilateral relations in various fields, including agriculture, transport and nuclear energy.

The three MoUs were inked during a meeting between visiting Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri in the capital, Tehran, on Monday.

The accords call for scientific and technological exchanges, particularly in the field of information technology and telecommunications, joint investment as well as cooperation between small and mid-size industries in Iran and Bulgaria.

Borisov, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, arrived in the Iranian capital late on Sunday, and is scheduled to meet and hold negotiations with senior Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, over a wide array of issues of common interest.

The Bulgarian prime minister’s visit is the latest in a series of trips by world leaders to Tehran following the January 16 implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China — plus Germany.

Under the deal, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program and provide enhanced access to international atomic monitors in return for the termination of all nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) against the country.

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