The Secretary of the Iranian Free Zones High Council said that his country is negotiating with 21 different countries to establish joint free zone s, with five of which agreement documents have also been signed.

EghtesadOnline: Amini refinery opened in Aras Free Zone on Wednesday with annual capacity of 200,000 tons of petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, naphtha, kerosene and bitumen, managing director of Aras Free Zone said.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Space Agency and Qeshm Free Zone Organization are set to jointly establish a space science park on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.

EghtesadOnline: Afghanistan and Pakistan have announced readiness to open bank branches in Iran’s free zone s or the mainland, according to a Foreign Ministry official in Tehran.