Iran, Serbia to resume charter flights after 27 years

Iran and Serbia plan to resume charter flights in the near future after a hiatus of nearly 27 years, announced Serbia’s ambassador to Iran.

Dragan Todorovic pointed out that Iran’s national flag-carrier Iran Air is operating direct flights between Tehran and Belgrade twice a week, reported Trend News Agency.

He added that charter flights, operated by private carrier Mahan Air, will be also added to the air route between the two countries soon.

The Serbian envoy noted that Tehran and Belgrade seek to boost economic cooperation, adding that the two countries plan to hold a meeting of their joint economic commission in the Serbian capital in June.

In 2017, the government of Serbia announced that in order to improve bilateral relations as well as to attract tourists and investors to Serbia, it had passed a legislation to abolish visa requirements for citizens of Iran and India who intend to travel to the country.

Trade between Iran and Serbia stands at $20 million per year.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Belgrade in February to explore avenues for expanding economic relations between the two countries.

In a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic, Zarif listed oil, gas, petrochemicals, mines, agriculture and IT as some suitable areas for expanding ties between the two countries.