The Iftar ceremony of the German-Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce

The event was attended by almost 450 members and guests. The members of the new Board and representatives of the German and Austrian embassies, Ahmad Pourfalah, President of the Iranian-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Majidreza Hariri, President of the Iranian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Nariman Sadri, President of the Iranian-Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Ebrahim Jamili, President of Iran-India Chamber of Commerce, Adnan Mousipour, President of Iran-Qatar Chamber of Commerce, Parham Rezaei, President of Alborz Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Maziar Zand, President of Bojnord Chamber of Commerce & Industry, attended the event. After breaking the fast for the guests, the program started with the speech and welcome by Shahin Asghari, the head of the chamber. The Chairman of the Board of the German-Iranian Chamber expressed his gratitude for the presence of the German and Austrian Embassy staff, the Board, members and partners of the Chamber. He pointed out the importance of relations between Iran and Germany, which he highly appreciated, and thanked the German Embassy for accompanying the Chamber. He also spoke about the support of the members in the current difficult situation in the last six months: “In the last six months, we have tried to continue the Chamber’s delegations and events more coherently. As the food and pharmaceutical industry is of particular importance in the context of the sanction, we have tried to focus more on this area.” He also mentioned the upcoming events and said: “Soon we will have the Energy Efficiency and Anuga Foodtech events. He also mentioned the upcoming events and said: “Soon we will have the Energy Efficiency and Anuga Foodtech events. The upcoming delegations will include Medica, Digital Transformation, and Drupa. He also mentioned the achievements of last year and named NexGen-Demoday as one of the successful events of the chamber, which was attended by more than 100 startups. Shahin Asghari considered the presence of the heads of the joint chambers at the Iftar event as a good omen and emphasized continued cooperation with the chambers, which have a very good history in business, adding, “We are trying to maintain our historical relations with Germany, which has always been a business partner.

After Shahin Asghari’s speech, Abbas Ali Ghassai, the former president of the German-Iranian Chamber, was invited to give a speech. In this short speech, he expressed his satisfaction with the invitation and participation in this event, appreciated and thanked the members of the German and Austrian embassies and the major Iranian and German companies for their participation in this event and emphasized the continuation of cooperation between the members of the Chamber. A plaque of honor was presented to Mr. Ghassai by the current President of the Chamber to thank him.

After the speeches, members had the opportunity to meet, socialize, ask their questions to the Chamber’s leadership team, and visit the sponsors’ booths before dinner. Lufthansa Group, System Group, Sahlan, Novin Asia Business Management, and Firouzeh Financial Group were the Chamber’s key partners at the Iftar ceremony. In addition, Setareh Iran Company, Vitana Group, Vishka Tejarat International, Arshiya Pad Parsian, Radin Dental Clinic, and Masa Group were the sponsors in the event.

The Iftar of the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a forty-year tradition of the Chamber, which takes place every year in the presence of the Chamber’s member companies, embassy representatives, and special guests of the Chamber. The event is an opportunity for members of the Iranian and German Chambers to come together closely and interact directly with the Chamber’s Board of Directors and leadership team.