Economic Minister Gabriel wants with his visit to Teheran to advance economic relations. After the nuclear deal German companies do not want to leave the business to the Chinese.
Before the revolution of 1979 was Germany Iran’s most important trading partner. The times are long gone, noted the president of the German Chamber of Commerce day, Eric Schweitzer, soberly. Germany had ten years ago a trading volume of five billion euros and China one of three billion euros. “We now have another one of 2.5 billion and China one of 15 billion.”
China has filled the gaps that are created by the sanctions-related withdrawal of European companies. But Schweitzer is optimistic: “We will encounter strong competition, German companies have never distinguished by the fact that they provide cheap products, but they provide technologically, very high-quality goods that are in demand and we will have to assert ourselves in competition.. . “
confidence in the population
The conditions for this are favorable. German plant, machinery, cars and services are estimated in Iran. “There will be better-quality spare parts that are determined much better than this Chinese stuff,” says the taxi driver Mehrdad in Tehran’s north.
“Under the agreement, all Iranians hope for better times especially with the Germans because we had earlier good relations with each other, “says the retired Ismael remembers. The German minister come at the right time, the 64-year-old would be.
economic benefits for both sides
Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is the first high-ranking Western politicians to the Vienna Agreement, the traveled to Teheren. The agreement was not without controversy in Iran, says Gabriel. “We have to show that the government succeeds, helps, too, to take the opponents of international understanding a little wind out of the sails,” said German Economy Minister
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Iran has in many areas a huge backlog and need for investment: transport, oil and gas industry, agriculture, telecommunications, automotive and heavy industry. It’s about hundreds of billions of euros. Germany wants to show the flag and get a piece of the pie.
economy as a door opener?
But of course, says Minister Gabriel, go there not only to businesses and profits. “Whenever we want to maintain sustainable economic contacts with a country, it should always be used to raise the issue opening of society, freedom of expression, democratization.”
Human Rights? Yes, certainly, and that would addressed, emphasized the Vice-Chancellor in a subordinate clause. Israel, too, will be an issue. That was important for Germany, “we also want an intermediary role to play in a better relationship with Israel,” said Gabriel
While Israel is for the Iranian leadership frequent topic -. But for the Ordinary people are inflation, corruption, unemployment and important. “Set to adjust many Iranian workers when they use only their own people, they will have less success they also Iranian one, is good for all…”
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