Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA - The German machine-tool manufacturers' federation VDMA said today it plans to open an office in Tehran next year to help its members re-establish business links with the Islamic republic.
According to dispatches, the sector is one of Germany's key export industries alongside cars and chemicals and companies 'hope to revitalize their traditionally very strong links with Iran' now that the West is lifting sanctions, VDMA said in a statement. Iran and leading world powers reached a landmark agreement in July under which punishing economic sanctions will be rolled back in exchange for imposing some limitations on Iran's peaceful nuclear program. German companies were widely present in Iran before the sanctions were imposed and are eager to restore relations. The German machine-tool sector is made up of small, family-run businesses and has combined annual sales of more than 200 billion euros (USD 217 billion) and a workforce of more than one million.