Supreme Leader urges more Swiss investment
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged greater Swiss investment in Iran, describing the volume of trade between Tehran and Bern as “small and uneven.”
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in Tehran on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also attended the meeting.
The Leader said the Iranian public have a positive impression of the Swiss government and welcomed an increase in economic and scientific cooperation between Iran and Switzerland.
“The volume of trade exchanges between Iran and Switzerland is small and uneven and Swiss tradespeople and investors can improve on this status by becoming aware of Iran’s plentiful capacities,” Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out.
The Leader cited the lack of any negative record of Bern colluding with some Western countries in their policies of pressure and sanctions against Iran as a good cultural grounds for strengthening bilateral cooperation.
“We have always regarded Switzerland as a hub of peace, friendship and cooperation, but some European countries are not like this and their interests are [served] through warmongering [policies] and the creation of divisions,” Ayatollah Khamenei stated.
The Leader added that the Iranian people have been affected by the warmongering policies of some European countries such as the provision of European missiles and fighter jets to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during his 1980-1988 war on Iran.
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About: Johann Schneider-Ammann
| President of Switzerland | |
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| Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Vice President | Doris Leuthard |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 |
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| President | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Succeeded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-02-18) 18 February 1952 Sumiswald, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP.The Liberals |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich INSEAD |
| Religion | Swiss Reformed |
