South African investors keen on Iran investment: Envoy

South African investors in the industry and agriculture sectors are interested in cooperating with their Iranian counterparts, said the country’s ambassador to Iran, AVA Diplomatic reports.

Ambassador of South Africa to Iran, William Max Whitehead was speaking in a meeting with Governor General of Qazvin Province Fereydoun Hemmati.

Whitehead said that the two countries can share experience in science and technology, agriculture, car manufacturing, renewable energies and hotel construction.

Describing relations between Tehran and Pretoria as sincere, he said that in addition to diplomatic and political relations, the two countries can also have extensive economic cooperation.

Whitehead termed Iran as a gateway to Central Asia, saying that his country is interested in expanding cooperation with Iran in various fields and there is no obstacle to this.

He called for scientific cooperation between Qazvin and South African universities adding that knowledge-based Qazvin companies would be good partners for their South African opposite numbers in science and research.

Hemmati elaborated in the province’s economic capacities in the fields of agriculture and industry and said that Qazvin is one of important hubs in the two sectors in Iran.

He said that Qazvin is the fifth industrial province of Iran and the first industrial township was launched in this province.

Hemmati said that following the nuclear deal and implementation of JCPOA, foreigners came to the province to invest in industry and agriculture sectors.

Economic activists in Qazvin and their counterparts from South Africa may have good cooperation in auto-making, hotel construction, tourist sites and renewable energies, he concluded.