The Vietnamese delegation, led by Mr. Nguyen Dang Dinh, concluded its twelve-day mission in Iran on Sunday, October 18. The conclusion followed a high-level meeting at the Iranian Promotion of Trade Organization (TPO) in Tehran. The delegation arrived in Tehran on October 6 with the aim of expanding Vietnam's commercial presence in the Middle East and engaging directly with the Iranian market.
Senior Iranian officials, representing both national and provincial structures, participated in the Sunday meeting. Attendees included Dr. Nisi, CEO of TPO's East Asia and Oceania Department; Mr. Purjafari, an Iranian parliamentarian representing the Shajedgan district; Mr. Ravankhosh, CEO of the Industry, Mining, and Trade Department of Khuzestan Province; Mr. Ahmadi, CEO of the Economic Affairs and Finance Department of Khuzestan Province; and Mr. Chenani, CEO of the Khuzestan Province Industrial Park Company.
The main focus of the meeting was the presentation of Khuzestan Province's investment potential, which accounts for 17% of Iran's total GDP and has a population of five million. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture in the crop agriculture sector covering 150,000 hectares.
Furthermore, agreements were signed between the two companies regarding soil surveys of agricultural lands in Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province. A dispatch of Vietnamese agricultural experts was also agreed upon to conduct pilot cultivation of Robusta coffee. The resulting produce will be used by local residents and inhabitants of southern provinces, with a portion being exported to Iraq and Kuwait via the Khorramshahr commercial port.
The final day of the visit, organized by TPO, demonstrated a transition from general trade promotion measures to specific joint agricultural projects. The agreements on soil surveys and pilot coffee cultivation in Khuzestan, combined with the 150,000-hectare MOU, provide a measurable mechanism to achieve the mission's stated goal—increasing Vietnam's commercial influence in the Middle East. The use of the Khorramshahr port for export to Iraq and Kuwait also indicates Iran's regional distribution role extending beyond bilateral trade.