EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official has underlined the need for global cooperation to tackle the conflicts gripping the Middle East, stressing that people in the region should determine their own future free from any foreign meddling.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign ministers of the Netherlands and Spain are in Tehran for expansion of bilateral economic and political ties.

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mojtaba Khosrotaj is in Madrid at the head of a 60-member delegation to attend the first Iran-Spain Economic Commission and discuss prospective agreements on economic cooperation.

EghtesadOnline: Spanish Secretary of State for Trade Maria Luisa Poncela said Madrid will guarantee all investments by that country's investors in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Iran says it supports a “united” Spain and calls for national solidarity and peace in the face of a push for secession in Catalonia which has plunged the country into one of its worst crises in recent years.

EghtesadOnline: A 30-member commercial delegation from Iran’s private sector headed by Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Gholamhossein Shafei left Tehran for Madrid, Spain, on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: A high-ranking trade delegation from the Iranian private sector has traveled to Madrid, Spain, and met with the heads of CESCE, the European nation's export credit agency, to resolve banking and insurance issues impeding the development of bilateral trade.

EghtesadOnline: Spain, China and Germany have been the leading foreign investors in Iran’s industries and mining sectors since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013 with $3.14 billion, $1.33 billion and $1.1 billion worth of investments respectively, director general of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade’s FDI Office said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has necessary conditions such as cheap energy, geographical position, efficient manpower, stability and security to attract foreign investment, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.