Iran, Portugal agree to boost aviation cooperation

Tehran and Lisbon have agreed to boost their mutual cooperation in the air aviation industry and air transportation, a senior official announced on Wednesday.
"The heads of the civil aviation organizations of Iran and Portugal have conferred on mutual cooperation in air transportation and establishing direct flights between Tehran and Lisbon," Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Mohammad Khodakarami said on Wednesday.
He noted that in their meeting, the two sides exchanged views on implementation of agreements and starting direct flights between Tehran and Lisbon.
According to an air transportation agreement signed by Iran and Portugal in November the two sides agreed to increase the number of their weekly flights to 7.
"A 25-article air transportation agreement has been signed between Iran and Portugal," Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Alireza Jahangirian said at the time.
The MoU which is an effort to remove the obstacles standing in the way of air transportation between the two countries was endorsed by the two countries' aviation chiefs.
"Iran Air, the national flag carrier, and Portugal's Euro Atlantic have been mentioned as designated airlines in the MoU," Jahangirian added.