TEHRAN - Representatives from more than 20 countries will take part in the two-day Iran Aviation Summit 2016, Reza Jafarzadeh, the manager of Iranian Aviation Organization’s Public Relations Department announced, IRIB reported on Saturday.

He explained that more than 150 foreign participants from more than 20 countries, including England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, Canada, and China will participate in the event which will be held in Tehran on September 18-19.
The conference mainly aims to investigate ways for financing projects and making investments in the Iranian aviation industry in the post-sanctions era, he added.
Other issues to be discussed in the conference comprise leasing and buying planes, building and developing airports, investigating monetary, insurance as well as banking challenges in Iranian aviation industry, and developing local and international flight networks.
The summit will bring together airlines, aircraft manufacturers, leasers, banks, export credit agencies, regulators and law firms, along with airport operators and investors, and infrastructure developers for panel discussions and networking sessions to identify financing solutions for transactions related to aircraft acquisition, leasing and infrastructure development.

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