Tehran (IP) - Serbian ambassador to Iran says Tehran and Belgrade will hold a joint economic commission in Tehran in the upcoming months.

Iran PressIran news: In an interview with Iran Press, on the sidelines of a meeting between the Iranian Health Minister and Ambassadors in Tehran, Dragan Todorovic, Serbian ambassador, said: "Relations between Iran and Serbia are at its best state in the history of two countries' relation, and Belgrade is willing to expand the ties with Tehran in any field."

The ambassador further noted that Serbia tries to extend relations with Iran in tourism, culture, science, and economy.

The Republic of Serbia is a democratic state located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, on the most important route linking Europe and Asia.

Serbia is in the West European time zone. Its climate is temperate continental, with a gradual transition between the four seasons of the year.

Iran and Serbia have diplomatic ties. The government of Serbia announced that to improve bilateral relations and attract tourists and investors to Serbia, it has passed legislation to abolish visa requirements for Iranian citizens. 

There are many commonalities between Iran and Serbia in the cultural arena. Over 130 volumes of Farsi books have been translated into Serbian, and many Serbians know famous Iranian poets.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, Mehdi Safari, said in a meeting with the Serbian foreign minister on Oct. 12 in Belgrade that Iran views its relations with Serbia as strategic.

A joint meeting with the ambassadors of the various countries, including Germany, Serbia, China, Japan, Austria, Poland, etc., which donated the COVID-19 vaccine to Iran, was held at the Health Ministry chaired by Bahram Eynolahi, Iran's Health Minister on Sunday, Oct.17, 2021. 

Iranian Health Minister in the meeting said that while the world is challenging with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the arrogant powers' sanctions have collectively hindered Iranians ' access to adequate and reliable medicine.

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