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Bosnian Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak made an official visit to Iran on Monday, meeting his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to develop relations that could economically benefit the cash-strapped Balkan state.

"We discussed many ways to increase our economic cooperation," said Crnadak said at a press conference, according to Iranian news FARS.

The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Feb. 15 loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian railway company said.

The train, carrying 32 containers of commercial products from eastern Zhejiang province, took 14 days to make the 9,500-kilometre (5,900-mile) journey through Kazakstan and Turkmenistan.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has set its sights on Iran’s travel market in view of the forthcoming visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the Iranian capital and the participation of GNTO in the Tehran International Tourism Exhibition (T.I.T.E) to be held from February 16 to 19.

Despite all the scarcities and problems that Iran faces, the country makes things happen. Even though many people see the country as an area of hardships, that is not entirely true, as there is new art evolving and developing in Tehran. Art professionals speak about Tehran and its art scene.Iranian culture according to many people in Turkey is exotic and one that needed to be discovered.

A group of Turkish businesspeople are set to head to Iran to seek emerging opportunities in the eastern neighbor on the eve of the abolition of Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. 

A few investors are racing to establish funds for Iran following last week's nuclear deal with world powers, and many others are tapping into multinationals already present in the $400 billion economy.

The agreement has made some seek a foothold in Tehran's $100 billion stock market even before sanctions are lifted, although others are taking a more cautious approach.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 13 paved the way for long-overdue missile system deliveries to Iran and Moscow started an oil-for-goods swap with Tehran, showing the Kremlin's determination to boost economic ties with the Islamic Republic. 

Iran has been approved as a founding member of the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB), China's finance ministry said Tuesday, just days after Tehran sealed a historic framework agreement on its nuclear programme.
      

A luxury train filled with Western tourists pulled into Tehran on Oct. 27, after an almost two-week journey from Budapest taking in Iranian cities that reportedly cost up to $31,000 a head.