Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ali Asghar Mounesan on Saturday called for the Chinese investment in Iran’s tourism industry.
He made the remarks in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Luo Shugang.
Mounesan expressed readiness for maintaining cooperation with China in tourism and cultural fields in the framework of ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.
Iran is able to allocate land to the Chinese investors for constructing tourism sites.
Referring to good cooperation with Germany, France and Italy in repair of historical monuments and cultural heritage sites, he said that Iran is ready to cooperate with China in sharing experience including exchange of cultural heritage researchers and experts.
Mounesan called on the Chinese diplomatic mission in Tehran to help with regard to training tour guides with Chinese language.
He also called for visa waiver program for Iranian tourists, saying that amicable relations are useful to advance the agenda.
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