Almotamar.net - As part of his first visit to the city of Aden he visiting Iranian Vice President Hamid Baqaei, accompanied by Yemeni Deputy Premier Sadiq Amin Abu Ras, and his accompanying delegation visited in Aden Wednesday a number of projects at the Aden Free Zone and Aden Container Port. He listened to a brief account on the various activities in the Free Zone and what it represents of economic importance contributing to the development and growth in Yemen.

There was also a review of facilities and privileges offered in line with the law of Free Zones for 1993 and the investment opportunities and the possibility for the Iranian companies and businessmen to work in the Free Zone in Aden.

The Iranian official praised the development in Aden and the Free Zone , pointing out that the facilities offered to investors represent attractive factors besides the strategic location. He confirmed the necessity of utmost benefit and ideal use of these advantages in the way contributing to push the economic growth in Yemen to the best.

He clarified there are big possibilities for creating joint cooperation relations between the Free Zone in Aden and Iranian free zones in the areas of transit and goods crossing from Asia and Africa and vice versa by using the Iranian and Yemeni ports . He has also affirmed the necessity of exchanging visits by specialists in the free zones and concluding cooperation protocols for economic integration and cooperation.

Meanwhile, he extended an invitation to the free zone in Aden to visit the Iranian republic to meet specialists there and hold direct consultation and possibility of building real partnership between the two sides.