Vienna (IP) - Appreciating Vienna's role in hosting Iran - P5+1 nuclear talks, Iran's ambassador to Austria said that We have jointly demonstrated the effectiveness of diplomacy and how it can help all countries."

Iran Press/Europe: In an interview with the Society magazine, Abbas Baqerpour Ardakani spoke about the relations and interactions of Iran and Austria.

Regarding the relations between Tehran and Vienna, he said that 162 years have passed since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Iran and Austria and the signing of the first friendship pact between them. He noted that Iran and Austria's relations date back to five centuries ago and bilateral relations expanded in the nineteenth century, especially in the cultural, social, and scientific dimensions.

Stating that the current bilateral relationship is multifaceted, he pointed out that in the economic dimension, there are many opportunities for investment in Iran, such as energy, road construction and railways, banking and insurance, tourism, research and technology, and the development of southern ports, as well as the routes connecting southern waters to Central Asia.

Iran has also made significant progress in new scientific fields such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedicine, aerospace, etc, Baqerpour said, announcing Iran's readiness to cooperate extensively with Austria in these areas.

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