Iran, Airbus to hold talks in Tehran
Iranian transport ministry and Airbus, the French aircraft
manufacturer, will meet in Tehran on July 17 for further talks on
the Islamic Republic’s purchase of civil aircraft.
Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan, an Iranian deputy transport minister, has
said that the talks on the purchase of civil aircraft will resume
in Tehran on Sunday, ILNA news agency reported July 17.
The deputy minister further added that Iran has conducted talks on
passenger airplane purchases with four manufacturers.
Fakhrieh-Kashan, however, did not disclose further information on
the manufactures.
He said Iran and Airbus in this round of talks will discuss adding
an article on compensation in the final contract for purchasing air
craft.
According to an existing MoU between Iran and Airbus, Tehran is
expected to acquire 118 civil aircraft worth at $10.5 billion.
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