Iran Participating in Belt, Road Media Forum in Beijing

Beijing – Second Belt, Road Media Forum attended by editors, directors and reporters from 21 countries, including Iran opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

Hosted by China Daily, the event will mainly seek to introduce the opportunities and capacities of the ‘Belt and Road’ project and create synergy among all the media of the member-states.

Director General of IRNA’s Multimedia Department Mohammad Mehdi Jalili is representing Iran in the 20-day event.

Promoting interaction, establishing deep communications, creating friendship and solidarity among directors of media of Belt-Road member states and transfer of information about achievements of the initiative are among the other objectives of the forum.

During the inaugural ceremony, Editor-in-Chief of China Daily Zhou Shuchun described Belt and Road Initiative as an opportunity for countries to get acquainted with China.

Iran, Czech call for expansion of banking cooperation

On the other hand in Tehran, Deputy Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs Ali Mohammad Mousavi said on Tuesday that Iran and Czech are to study expansion of banking cooperation, investment opportunity, industry, mine, commerce, health and treatment in the upcoming Iran-Czech joint economic cooperation meeting.

Mousavi said in the opening ceremony of Iran-Czech economic commission meeting in Tehran on Tuesday.

He also called for expansion of mutual economic cooperation, bolstering cooperation between the two sides’ private sectors mainly in industry and rendering services.

The two sides are to examine various issues ranging from banking to investment opportunities and easing visa issuance between the two countries in the meeting, he said.

Czech deputy minister of industry and commerce who was present in the meeting highlighted good political and economic relations and cooperation between the two countries and called for further expansion of cooperation in these fields.

There are many companies mainly in the energy sector who mind to broaden cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said.

IRNA

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