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Sat, 09/10/2011 - 15:31
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Tehran, Quito to Further Bolster Economic Cooperation

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Ecuadorian officials in a meeting in Quito inked two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and underlined the necessity for a further increase in economic cooperation between the two countries.
Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino inked the agreements on preventing double taxation and the campaign against money laundering and organized crime.

Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who is currently on a tour of Latin American countries, arrived in Ecuador on Friday. Iranian Economy Minister Hosseini, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mehdi Ghazanfari, Energy Minister Majid Namjou, and a number of other Iranian officials are accompanying him on the Latin American trip.

Iran has in recent years expanded friendly ties with Latin America, specially in economic, trade and industrial fields.

Since taking office in 2005, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expanded Iran's cooperation with many Latin American states, including Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba.




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