Italy first European commercial partner for Iran

Italy is the Iran’s first European partner, said President Hassan Rohani who received the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. A position that Italy will win because he has put on the table a chip very heavy 8.8 billion euro credit lines. Among those signed by Rohani during his visit to Italy in January , and yesterday in Teheran there are 36 contracts, including an agreement for over 3.5 billion euro on high speed between the Italian Railways ( FS ) and the Iranian ones, even this operation guaranteed by the Cassa Depositi e prestiti and Sace .

Rohani has called Italy "a valued friend of Iran , even in moments of difficulty ", stressing that it was the first European country to develop relations with the Islamic Republic in the post – sanctions period. "Before the sanctions Italy was our first partner in the EU and we would like to come back to play this role today, " he said before Renzi met Hashemi Rafsanjani, has always been a great friend of Italy , and then the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Now come other trade agreements in the fields of infrastructure , research and culture and today the Italy – Iran Business Forum will focus on political and economic relations in the industrial field, hydrocarbons and energy, infrastructure, health and agriculture . 

These are the areas where the greatest opportunities are already open for 60 Italian companies present here with a delegation of Confindustria. The withdrawal of the sanctions after the nuclear deal last July, according to Sace, could lead to an increase in exports to Iran of three billion dollars.