TEHRAN The Iran-Germany Joint Economic Commission will resume its activities, after a ten-year delay, next week in Berlin.

According to the Central News Bureau, the Iranian minister of economic affairs and finance and his German counterpart will chair the first round of the negotiations.

The Iranian President and the German Chancellor officially agreed to the resumption of the joint economic commission last year.

A memorandum of understanding is expected to be inked at the end of the negotiations.

The Iranian finance minister is also scheduled to hold meetings with other German officials in order to discuss ways to further develop bilateral economic cooperation.