Majid Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Director-General for Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near and Middle East of German Foreign Ministry Clemens von Goetze.
Goetze is visiting Iran to exchange views with the Iranian officials on issues of mutual interest.
Takht Ravanchi underlined the need for close bilateral relations in the economic fields.
For his part, Goetze welcomed Irans stance on expansion of bilateral ties and referred to Iran as an important market for the German companies.
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