Envoy: Norwegian Investors Eying Removal of Sanctions to Return to Iran’s Market

Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Aud Lise Norheim on a visit to Kerman Province and Afghan refugees camp said that her country’s investors have suffered from sanctions on Iran’s economy and are waiting for the removal of all embargoes to return to the country’s lucrative market, AVA Diplomatic reports.

“I hope when Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) strike a final deal and the sanctions imposed against Iran are removed and even before that the Norwegian investors could begin their activities in Iran,” the Norwegian envoy said on Wednesday.

She underlined that Iran and Norway enjoy good relations, specially in economic fields, and the recent visit of Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende to Iran was an indication of the same fact.

On Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that a large number of foreign companies are waiting for a comprehensive deal between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) to rush for investment in the Iranian market.

“Hundreds of foreign companies have prepared themselves to enter Iran in the coming months,” President Rouhani said, addressing a large crowd of people in Golestan province, Northern Iran.

In September, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Norwegian counterpart discussed ways to promote all-out relations between the two nations.

In a meeting in New York, the two top diplomats stressed the need for both Tehran and Oslo officials to do their best to utilize each and every capacity and potential to widen and deepen their relations in all sectors.

Iranian and Norwegian officials have in recent years boosted their efforts to further expand relations between the two countries in different fields.