The second day of the official visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris was indeed accompanied many memoranda of understanding with French companies such as Areva, Total and Airbus. These signatures are worth agreement in principle, the sanctions against Tehran had not yet fully emerged.
- Purchase a hundred Airbus
Iran has committed to buy 118 aircraft at Airbus Airbus. The acquisition is estimated to be worth over 25 billion dollars (22 billion euros).
The total is divided into “73 wide-body and 45 single aisle” (long and medium-haul): “21 A320ceo Family aircraft, 24 of the A320neo family, A330ceo 27 of the family, 18 A330neo (-900), A350-1000 sixteen and twelve A380 “said Airbus in a statement.
The agreements also cover pilot training, airport operations and air navigation.
Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO, said the aircraft manufacturer was discussing ways to fast delivery of aircraft to Iran in the coming months. The country must indeed renew an aging fleet of at least twenty years old, who suffered ten years of embargo. “More than half of their fleet is pinned down for lack of spare parts” , are we suggesting the side of Airbus.
Iranian companies have currently 256 devices, mainly “old Boeing, Airbus A300 and Russian planes, Ilyushin and Antonov” , says an expert. But half of the fleet can not fly. According to Airbus, Tehran will need “ about 400 new aircraft in the next twenty years” , and a hundred short-haul aircraft, added Mr. Akhoundi Sunday, during a summit devoted to aeronautics in Tehran
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- da Vinci, Bouygues and ADP sign for airports
Bouygues Construction and Aéroports de Paris (ADP) were candidates together for several years to realize extension Tehran Airport. Thursday, they signed a memorandum of understanding to “the design, construction and supervision of works” of this project, announced the Elysee.
Meanwhile Vinci signed a memorandum of understanding on “the design, construction, supervision of work” and “the exploitation of new terminals” of Mashhad airport and Isfahan.
The oil company has signed a contract with Iran to buy her of crude oil. Following a meeting with the Iranian president, the CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyanné, told reporters that his group would buy oil from Iran, “in particular to bring Europe and our French refineries’ .
“We have provided in the (…) Trading crude, to sign a contract We will remove [buy] 150 000 barrels per day and 200,000 barrels per day of crude “.
- PSA Renault and its two partners
Iran discussed with other French car manufacturers PSA Peugeot Citroen, which announced Thursday its return to the country by means of a joint venture with Iran Khodro, said Iranian Minister of Industry, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh. At a meeting with officials of French companies at the headquarters of the Medef, the Minister stated, however, that an agreement would not be finalized for several months.
Earlier this week, a source close Renault had mentioned the forthcoming signing of an agreement with at least one of the existing Iranian partners of the group, Iran Khodro and Saipa. “With the lifting of economic sanctions occurred on 16 January, and as soon as fluid relationships have resumed between the French and Iranian banks, Renault will intensify its activities in Iran at a significant level and prepare, with its two partners, new models launches “, ensures Renault in a statement on Thursday.
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- A maritime cooperation CMA CGM
The founder and CEO of CMA CGM (CMA CGM), Jacques Saade , has signed an agreement for cooperation with the Iranian shipping company IRISL. “It really is a key agreement for us,” , says one in the group French, seeking to become and the “key player” on maritime transport between Iran and the rest of the world. The agreement provides for “exchange space” between CMA CGM and IRISL.
The French private group also has set up a network of sales offices in Iran from 1 st April as part of a joint venture with a local partner. “Six branches will be opened in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Khoramshahr, Bandar Imam Khomeini and Chabahar” , lists management.
The SNCF and Iranian railways in Paris on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding initiating “new cooperation” . This agreement provides the twinning of French and Iranian stations, and cooperation in the field of operation of the stations.
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