Iran, Serbia agree to barter agricultural inputs 

In a recent meeting between Iran’s Minister of Agriculture
Mohammad Ali Nikbakht and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Serbia Vladimir Orlic, the two sides agreed to barter Iran’s urea fertilizer
for Serbia’s phosphate fertilizer.

Iran and Serbia have established friendly and historical
relations with each other and his ministry will make its utmost effort to
further strengthen relations in the economic fields, especially agriculture,
Nikbakht said during the meeting.

Iran is located in a privileged geographical situation that
can play an effective role in relations with Eastern Europe, especially Serbia,
he maintained.

The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes
the expansion of relations with friendly countries, he said.

Nikbakht said Iran has good experience in various
agricultural fields, adding that the country also has a suitable situation in
the fields of fisheries, aquaculture and fishing due to its access to free
waters of the Sea of Oman, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.

The speaker of the parliament of Serbia, for his part,
stated that relations between the two countries have been established based on
mutual respect and interests.

The policy of strengthening and expanding relations with
Iran is strictly emphasized by the president and parliament of Serbia, Orlic
emphasized.