Iran and China Aim at Using Local Currencies for Bilateral FinancialTransaction
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance emphasizes that we are negotiating to make a bilateral financial and monetary agreementto use national currencies in bilateral financial transactions.

Public Relations Department of Iran Privatization Organization reported that in theconversation with IRNA reporter, Dr. Dejpasand mentioned that we will negotiate on resolving banking problems between two countries during this visit.
Dejpasand stated that the main aim of his traveling to China is to attend Iran-China Joint Economic Commission and he added that we have multiple plans to develop economic relationship between two countries, which will be discussed in this commission.
Dejpasand emphasized that the size of economic relation is acceptable but we must try to develop economic relation between the two countries in the fields of trade, investment and science and technology which will be discussed in the commission tomorrow.
He added that some of the ongoing joint between the two countries have faced a few problems, and we are going to discuss and resolve these issues with various authorities in the current commission.
Dejpasand stated that one of the key issues of the negations is a call for foreign investment in Iran and added that various investments are being carried out by the Chinese inArvand, Tehran and Ray regions, and we are planning to expand these investments."
According to Dejpasand, we are going to invite Chinses investors in the field of agriculture including fisheries and greenhouse.
Regarding one-belt-one road plan,Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance also stated that we achieve a favorable condition and we are negotiating a long-term plan with Chinses.
He asserted that one of the capacities of one-belt-one road plan is the issue of investment funds.
Dejpasand stated that one of the capacities of one-belt-one road plan is the investment fund issues which includes rich sources and we should try to use this source and carry out plans and projects in this road via using these sources.
He added that Islamic Republic of Iran aims at making strategic relation with China, we will negotiate about long-term cooperation during this visit.
Dejpasand pointed out that one-belt-one road forum will be held in May in Beijing and Islamic Republic of Iran will attend gracefully.
17thIran-China Joint Economic Commission will be held tomorrow in Beijing.
Strategies to develop China and Iran cooperation in investment, trade, funding and banking, energy and agriculture, science, education and culture will be discussed by expert committees in the commission.
Visiting China' s minister of finance, Iranian and Chinese business men, and attending in business congress are the agenda of two-day visit of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance.