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Austria ready to help Iran build bridge despite boycotts
In a joint meeting which was held on 10th of September with attendance of Iranian and Austrian authorities to see about economic cooperation between the two countries, Australians (sic) announced their readiness to take the responsibility for constructing the Persian Gulf Bridge despite all boycotts organized by western countries against Iran due to recent political crisis. Evaluating the relationship between the two countries in the course of history, Dr. Werner Fasslabend, member of the National Assembly of Austria and head of Iran-Austria Friendship Association explained: "Austria and Iran used to have a good relationship and this relationship has even promoted during recent years in different fields including political, economic, cultural, artistic and diplomatic." He further described Iran's strategic situation in a geopolitical sense unique in the world and explained about the vast cooperation of Iran and Austria in fields of Energy and announced the readiness of his country to expand these interactions by undertaking the project for constructing Persian Gulf Bridge. "In addition to Persian Gulf Bridge, Austria is also interested in cooperating with Iran in other economic fields such as oil industry," added Fasslabend. Posted by: ryuge 2007-09-14 |
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