Iran, Serbia to resume charter flights after 3 decades
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Serbia’s Ambassador to Tehran Dragan Todorovic said Iran and Serbia
plan to resume charter flights in the near future after a hiatus of
nearly 27 years.
At present, Iran’s national flag-carrier airline Iran Air is
offering a direct service between Tehran and Belgrade twice a week,
Todorovic said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 31st edition of
the Tehran International Book Fair in the capital.
He added that charter flights, operated by the country's private
carrier Mahan Air, will be also added to the air route between the
two countries soon.
The Serbian envoy further said Tehran and Belgrade look to boost
their economic cooperation, adding that the two countries plan to
hold a joint economic commission in the Serbian capital in
June.
In 2017, the government of Serbia announced that in order to
improve bilateral relations as well as to attract tourists and
investors to Serbia, it had passed a legislation to abolish visa
requirements for citizens of Iran and India intending to travel to
the country.
The level of trade between Iran and Serbia stands at $20
million.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in February visited
Belgrade to explore the avenues for expanding economic relations
between the two countries.
In a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic, Zarif named
oil, gas, petrochemicals, mines, agriculture and IT as some areas
appropriate for expansion of ties between the two countries.
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