News Digest Item
24 Feb 2017

Germany and Iran vow to intensify climate protection cooperation

Federal Ministry for the Environment

Germany will help Iran implememt its national climate protection targets, the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUB) says in a press release. During a visit to Teheran, German state secretary Jochen Flasbarth also aims  to strengthen cooperation on water management and curbing air pollution. Together with Iranian vice president Masoumeh Ebtekar, Flasbarth will also inaugurate the “IES Enviro 2017" fair, which focuses on green economy innovation. The nuclear agreement made in 2015 has reanimated bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the BMUB adds.

Read the press release in German here.

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