Malaysian Agriculture Minister due in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Mah Siew Keong, heading a 25-member delegation, is to travel to Iran as of Sunday to hold talks with Iranian officials for expansion of cooperation.

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04 February 2017

Within his two-day stay, Keong will meet and confer with Iran’s Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade, Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh, Minister of Agricultural Jihad, Mahmoud Hojjati, and Head of the Health Committee of the Parliament (Majlis), Ali Nobakht Haghighi.

Concurrent with the visit, a seminar will be held on wood and an exhibition and seminar on benefits of palm oil will be held as the Malaysian officials with discuss with Iranians revival of regional palm oil office in Tehran and upgrade cooperation in caoutchouc, according to IRNA.

Prior to Iran, the minister visited India and held talks with the country’s officials on expansion of cooperation.