Peugeot/ReutersAn employee holds a vehicle door at a production line of a Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile factory.In the automotive sector, France’s Peugeot-Citroen is set to sign contracts with Iran Khodro and Saipa, Iran’s two largest automotive manufacturers.
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Iran and France are interested in taking huge measures for the interest of their peoples and peace and security.
Rouhani and his French counterpart Francois Hollande hailed a “new relationship” between their countries during a press conference. Then Rouhani and Hollande are expected to oversee the signing of about 20 bilateral agreements.
Rouhani stressed the opportunity of post-sanctions era, saying that both nations – Iran and France -were hurt from “oppressive and unfair sanctions”.
Iran’s president is highlighting his country’s experience hosting 3 million people fleeing neighboring Afghanistan as an example for a Europe struggling to absorb migrants.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with the French president at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 28.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (centre right) inspects the honour guard with French foreign minister Laurent Fabius (centre left) during a welcoming ceremony at the Invalides in Paris on Thursday.
“We must go beyond those wounds” caused by sanctions, Tavares said.
Iran Air has signed a deal to purchase 118 aircraft from Airbus Group SE jetliners including 12 A380 super jumbos, a much anticipated agreement worth 22 million euros ($25 billion) according to initial estimates.
The worldwide trade embargo on Iran has been lifted but some American sanctions are still in place.
“If not, if they don’t get active, there will be no increase in business”, he warned.
Harper’s administration cut diplomatic ties with Tehran in 2012 and listed Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism. True, Iran is a country where the death penalty is extremely common, being mainly applied to drug dealers and smugglers, but this does not mean that this visit should have been approached in this manner.
Meanwhile, Renault is also planning to re-enter Iran’s market, and Iran’s Azin Khodro and France’s Faurecia recently announced their partnership to produce auto spares in the Islamic Republic.
Rouhani’s European tour is a major step forward in his effort to reach out to the world and reduce Iran’s isolation, particularly in the West. But Iran still faces many Western critics over human rights at home and its role in conflicts throughout the Middle East.
The woman, a member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen, hung topless from Paris’s Debilly Footbridge with the Iranian flag painted on her chest and a crown of flowers atop her head.
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Rouhani paid homage to the long-standing relationship between the two countries by acknowledging the presence of Valery Giscard d’Estaing at one of his speaking venues.
