Sunday, July 27, 2008

Iran, Malaysia and Turkey are said to be best-placed to produce car

TEHRAN, Sat.:

Iran's Industry and Mines Minister, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, said that among 56 Muslim countries, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey have the best situation to produce car, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

Speaking in a ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on cooperation between SAIPA, an Iranian car production company, and PROTON, in the venue of Industry Ministry here yesterday, Mehrabian said taking advantage of Islamic countries big market had been underlined in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting.

He added SAIPA and PROTON can take advantage of their common potentials and capacities in the field of car manufacturing to access to the new markets.

He welcomed the signed MoU between the two companies as a good start for joint cooperation and added, “It is expected that the move could be a strategic step toward continuation of joint activities in the field of car manufacturing.”

SAIPA Managing Director Mehrdad Bazrpash and PROTON Managing Director Zeinolabedin Seyyed MUhammad Taher signed a MoU on cooperation in the presence of Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian.

SAIPA exported cars to 29 countries and PROTON also exported cars to different countries in the year 2007.

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