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Iran says airport development deal with France cancelled

Xinhua, May 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iran has cancelled an agreement with the French industrial group Bouygues to develop the Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) in the south of capital Tehran, Press TV reported.

Bouygues signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in January 2016, worth 2.8 billion U.S. dollars, to build and operate a terminal at IKIA.

Bouygues' partner for the development plan already pulled out of the project in February.

The spokesman for Bouygues, Mathieu Carre, also confirmed the cancelation of the deal, saying that MoU "is now void but there are still ongoing discussions with Iranian authorities."

Earlier, La Lettre de l'Expansion daily reported that the project was hindered since Bouygues could not receive financial support from the international banks, which are still fearful of U.S. punitive measures against Tehran.

According to Press TV, another French construction group Vinci signed preliminary deals last January to develop Iran's Mashhad and Isfahan airports. Endit