TEHRAN – Foreign investors are in interested in investing in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province, noted a provincial official.

A number of foreign investors from Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan and Germany have closely visited the province to examine the feasibility of investment in the region, he said. Representatives of some foreign firms have entered into negotiations with the provincial officials to invest in the province, the official said.

The province has great potentials for development in particular in the basic infrastructures such as in water, roads and air transportations sectors moreover, it has abundant raw materials needed for different industrial projects, he also commented.

The region’s various newly established industrial units, mineral water resources as well as the steel producing plant planned to be established in the region, all play important roles in attracting foreign investment, the Persian service of IRNA quoted him as saying on Saturday.

However, the unique environment as well as the natural sightseeing abundant in this resourceful central Iranian province is considered to be a significant attraction for foreign investors in the tourism sector. The province has huge potentials to become a tourist hub for the whole region.