Iran, Austria willing to broaden environmental cooperation

Vice President and Head of Environment Department Massoumeh Ebtekar voiced optimism that Iran and Austria would deepen their environmental cooperation, AVA Diplomatic reports.

‘We hope that the level of cooperation between Iran and Austria will increase in a bid to improve the environmental cooperation,’ Ebtekar said.

Ebtekar arrived here on Monday night local time to meet Austrian agriculture minister.

Ebtekar has been invited by Austrian Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Minister Andrä Rupprechter to hold talks on issues of mutual interest.

The head of the department of environment will also meet Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz during her stay here in Vienna.

Iran and Austria have long enjoyed amicable ties, and the two countries’ officials have especially in the last three years stressed expansion of mutual cooperation in various fields.

In relevant remarks in April, Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Friedrich Stift voiced his country’s willingness to broaden all-out relations with Iran.

‘Austria is very interested in expanding its relations with Iran in different areas,’ Stift said in a meeting with Qazvin Governor General in the Northern city of Qazvin.

The Austrian ambassador reminded that Tehran-Vienna relations date back to 500 years ago, when the two sides exchanged correspondence, adding that between 40,000 to 60,000 Iranians are living in Austria now.