IP- The Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance for Iran, Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi, has arrived in Vienna, Austria to attend the annual meeting of the OPEC Fund. He is scheduled to speak at the meeting tomorrow.

Iran PressIran News: According to Shada, Mehdi Toghiani a parliament member, Ali Fekri (Deputy Minister and Head of the Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran), and Mr. Rouhani (Deputy Head of Economic Policy) are accompanying the Minister on this trip.

The agenda for this meeting includes topics such as presenting financial statements for the OPEC Fund, selecting independent auditors, providing a status report on the Joint Fund for Trade, accounting for financial resources of the OPEC Fund, and selecting a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

The OPEC International Development Fund was established in 1976 by OPEC member countries to assist developing countries. The organization's costs are covered by OPEC members and profits from various projects.

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