British Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills Sajid Javid has expressed UK support for Iran’s campaign to join the World Trade Organization, announcing his plans to lead a delegation of businesspeople to Tehran in April.
During a meeting with Iran’s chargé d’affaires Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh in London on Friday, Javid hailed the opportunities in the Iranian market and described the Islamic Republic as one of world’s emergent markets.
The business secretary said UK backs Iran to join the WTO, noting that “an economic delegation will pay a visit to Tehran in the upcoming May,” Mehr news agency said.
Executives from across all spheres of trade, including oil, gas, financial services, infrastructure, and engineering sectors, will be accompanying Javid on the trip.
The Iranian official, for his part, said Tehran would take the necessary measures to provide appropriate services to British companies to help facilitate their…