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Tehran mayor meets Hanover mayor, ex-German leader Schroeder
TEHRAN, July 24 (MNA) – In separate meetings with Hanover mayor and the former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Hanover on Friday, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, discussed municipal issues as well as global matters.
Qalibaf has travelled to Hanover, Germany, to attend the ceremony celebrating the tenth anniversary of the establishment of International Neuroscience Institute (INN) in this city founded and directed by Iranian Professor Majid Samii.
Hanover Mayor Estephan Villy had invited Qalibaf to attend the ceremony.
In his meeting with Hanover mayor, Qalibaf said Iran and Germany have enjoyed stable relations over the past 100 years but now that the U.S is pressuring Germany to review its ties with Iran it is expected that officials of the two countries play their historical role with great care.
Commenting on the performance of the European Union over the past 20 years, the Tehran mayor said the EU has not taken any active part in resolving the Middle East issues.
Qalibaf also explained the measures taken in Tehran regarding municipal management, citing traffic and recycling trash as the major issues of the capital.
He also announced that a similar brain and nerves center will be established in Tehran in the near future with the help of Professor Samii.
This technical clinic is three times larger than Hanover center, Qalibaf added.
Villy, for his part, approved Qalibaf’s statements on global issues and the European Union, saying if the EU had adopted a single foreign policy, it could have played a significant role in resolving global problems.
“Although it seems that German politicians follow the West, particularly the U.S, I believe there is no tension between Iran and Germany,” Villy stated.
He expressed Hanover’s readiness to share its experiences with Tehran in different municipal fields including trash recycling.
Qalibaf-Schroeder meeting
Schroeder, commenting on the economic crisis in Europe, said Germany is in a better condition than other European countries.
Germany’s economic growth rate is above 2 percent while it is 0.5 to 1 percent in other European countries and Germany has turned into an economic engine of the European Union, Schroeder opined.
He said the involvement of German companies in building the Tehran subway is a sign of Iran-Germany cooperation.
Qalibaf, for his part, said one of the priorities of the Tehran municipality is to develop public transportation, particularly subway.
Qalibaf has travelled to Hanover, Germany, to attend the ceremony celebrating the tenth anniversary of the establishment of International Neuroscience Institute (INN) in this city founded and directed by Iranian Professor Majid Samii.
Hanover Mayor Estephan Villy had invited Qalibaf to attend the ceremony.
In his meeting with Hanover mayor, Qalibaf said Iran and Germany have enjoyed stable relations over the past 100 years but now that the U.S is pressuring Germany to review its ties with Iran it is expected that officials of the two countries play their historical role with great care.
Commenting on the performance of the European Union over the past 20 years, the Tehran mayor said the EU has not taken any active part in resolving the Middle East issues.
Qalibaf also explained the measures taken in Tehran regarding municipal management, citing traffic and recycling trash as the major issues of the capital.
He also announced that a similar brain and nerves center will be established in Tehran in the near future with the help of Professor Samii.
This technical clinic is three times larger than Hanover center, Qalibaf added.
Villy, for his part, approved Qalibaf’s statements on global issues and the European Union, saying if the EU had adopted a single foreign policy, it could have played a significant role in resolving global problems.
“Although it seems that German politicians follow the West, particularly the U.S, I believe there is no tension between Iran and Germany,” Villy stated.
He expressed Hanover’s readiness to share its experiences with Tehran in different municipal fields including trash recycling.
Qalibaf-Schroeder meeting
Schroeder, commenting on the economic crisis in Europe, said Germany is in a better condition than other European countries.
Germany’s economic growth rate is above 2 percent while it is 0.5 to 1 percent in other European countries and Germany has turned into an economic engine of the European Union, Schroeder opined.
He said the involvement of German companies in building the Tehran subway is a sign of Iran-Germany cooperation.
Qalibaf, for his part, said one of the priorities of the Tehran municipality is to develop public transportation, particularly subway.
