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Slovenia planning to re-open embassy in Tehran

Xinhua, May 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Slovenia is initiating a program to re-open its embassy in Tehran, Iran, after the cabinet launched procedures to this effect at its weekly session on Thursday.

The Slovenian government said it was eager to resume its diplomatic relations with Iran when international sanctions against Iran were lifted earlier this year, hoping to promote their advancement of political and economic ties.

"There is extensive potential for expansion of bilateral ties, which is why Slovenia must take steps to bolster its presence and promotion in Iran," the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported, quoting the government's decision.

"An embassy would provide a suitable framework for supporting the Slovenian economy in its efforts to enter the 80-million-strong market and one of the most promising markets in the Middle East," the government added.

Slovenia operated an embassy in Tehran until 2013, before shutting it as part of austerity efforts. The decision was influenced by the fact that the development of bilateral ties had been hampered at the time by international sanctions. Endit