Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht emphasized the need for the development of economic ties with Serbia particularly in the field of agriculture.

Speaking to the press after a meeting with the president of the National Assembly of Serbia Vladimir Orlic in Tehran, Nikbakht said: “The presidents of the two countries emphasize increasing trade exchanges between Iran and Serbia.”

The agricultural sector is considered one of the important economic sectors for both countries and transfer of knowledge in this area can have an effective role in development of different fields, he said.

Mentioning Serbia’s developed agriculture sector, the minister said: “Serbia has valuable experiences in various fields like livestock and poultry food, basic products and inputs such as all kinds of vegetable and summer seeds and we can benefit from such experience and we can also meet part of our country's needs in the field of corn and meat from Serbia.”

“We are also ready to supply a part of Serbia's agricultural needs according to the production capacity in Iran,” he added, Tehran Times reported.

Iran and Serbia have been taking serious measures for the expansion of economic ties over the past six months..