Finnish president to visit Iran in November

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto plans to pay a visit to Iran in November to develop trade and economic relations with Tehran, the Finnish Ambassador Harri Kamarainen said on Saturday, AVA Diplomatic reports.

He said that President Niinisto will accompany a big trade delegation to Iran, aiming to take major steps to develop trade relations between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a meeting with the Finnish president in Helsinki in July, extended the formal invitation of President Rouhani to President Niinisto.

During a meeting with Iranian businessmen in Semnan Province, Kamarainen said that Finland is keen on cooperation with the province in light of its industrial and mine capacities. He said that industry and mine potentials available in Semnan Province are important for Finnish businessmen.

Kamarainen said that industry and mines need a lot of water resources; Iran needs to use the technology for refining industrial sewage water, and Finland can supply such technology to Iran.

Kamarainen said that if a railway from Helsinki is connected to Semnan, in the framework of the Silk Road, it would be a great achievement for both countries. This is the third time that the Finnish ambassador visits Semnan Province.