MOSCOW, Jan 24 – RIA Novosti. Iranian Transport Minister Ahmad Akhund said that the agreement between the companies, Iran Air and Airbus for the purchase of 114 aircraft will be signed next week during the visit of President Hassan Rouhani in France , reported Agence France-Presse citing local media.
Iran badly needs updating civil aviation fleet, the minister said.
“We need 400 aircraft to fly long and medium-haul and 100 short-haul aircraft, “- said Akhundov. Only 150 of the more than 250 Iranian aircraft are in good condition, he said.
According to media reports, Rouhani will arrive in Paris on January 27.
Earlier it was reported that Iran has signed an agreement with the French aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of 114 aircraft. According to the source agency Sputnik in the airline Iran Air, supply 114 passenger planes from Airbus to Iran will be fully completed by the end of June, the agency Sputnik source.
On Saturday, the country of the IAEA received the final report of the agency’s experts on the Iranian nuclear program prior to the official start of its implementation. The document confirms that the Iranian side has fulfilled its obligations under the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. After that, the EU and US have confirmed Iran’s withdrawal from the economic and financial sanctions related to its nuclear program.
Iran and the “six” on the night of July 14, reached a historic agreement on the settlement of long-term problems of the Iranian atom. Lengthy negotiations led to the adoption of the joint comprehensive action plan, the implementation of which will remove completely with Iran previously imposed economic and financial sanctions by the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union in exchange for the verification of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
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