Tehran boosts diplomacy with Russia, Serbia, Spain at Expo 2025
The head of the Iran International Exhibitions Company met with officials from Russia, Serbia, and Spain specializing in trade fairs during the 7th Exhibition of Iran’s Export Capabilities, Iran Expo 2025. Discussions focused on expanding bilateral collaboration in organizing such events.
Sodaif Beykzadeh held talks with exhibition officials from the three European countries to discuss expanding bilateral exhibition cooperation.
In a meeting with Sergei Selivanov, the deputy director-general of the Moscow Expo Center, the two sides reviewed actionable steps to implement recent exhibition agreements and negotiations. The discussions focused on facilitating broader participation of Iranian and Russian companies in mutually agreed exhibitions and advancing joint international cooperation in the exhibition sector.
During a session with Milan Čukić, the deputy mayor of Belgrade — attended by Iran’s Commercial Attaché in Serbia — Beykzadeh highlighted his company’s strategy to strengthen international partnerships.
He expressed hope that continued follow-up on negotiations and mutual commitment to expanding exhibition collaboration would further elevate bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries.
In a separate meeting with Gonzalez Barragan, the Middle East representative of the Barcelona International Fair, the two sides acknowledged Spain’s historical participation in Iranian industrial exhibitions and emphasized the potential for Iranian firms to showcase their production and export capabilities in Spanish exhibitions.
Both sides called for diversifying bilateral trade, enhancing exhibition ties between Tehran and Barcelona, and facilitating reciprocal trade delegations.
The 7th Exhibition of Iran’s Export Capabilities, Iran Expo 2025, officially kicked off on Monday at the Tehran International Fairgrounds, drawing 190 official delegates and over 3,100 foreign business leaders and stakeholders from 111 countries.