TEHRAN -- German Minister of Economy and Technology Werner Mueller said on Sunday that Germany, like Iran, supports the international campaign against terrorism, but, doesn't accept all the ideas being put forward in the name of campaign against terrorism.

Speaking in an interview with IRNA, Mueller said that Berlin has explicit stance on any U.S. attack on Iraq.

He said that every country has formulated special laws to fight terrorism. Germany would put into force regulations to deal with probable suspects regardless of their nationality, Mueller said.

The German minister ruled out the rumor on fingerprinting Iranians on entry into Germany adding that Berlin would exercise no restriction on Iranian nationals visiting Germany.

Asked about the outcome of his talks with Iranian officials during his two-day stay in Iran, he said that he signed a major agreement with Iranian officials to support investment projects in Iran adding that the agreement would serve as a prelude to boosting Tehran-Berlin economic cooperation.

The German minister said that signing the agreement with Iran has been an independent step taken by Germany and outside the context of the European Union (EU) trade agreement with Iran.

Answering a question about the upcoming parliamentary elections in Germany slated for next month, Mueller predicted that Gerhard Schroeder's coalition camp would win the parliamentary election and said that the result of parliamentary election in Germany will have no impact on foreign trade policy.

The German minister of economy and technology pointed to the approval of new law in Iran concerning foreign investment and the economic reform underway in Iran and forecast bright prospects for Iran-Germany trade relations in the next few months.

He hoped that Iranian and German parliaments would ratify the agreement on investment in Iran and pave the way for implementation of the accord.

Mueller said that Germany is keen to develop cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran on shipbuilding, auto spare parts and exploitation of Iranian mines and processing mineral products, especially aluminum.

He said that Germany is willing to cooperate with Iran in carrying out infrastructural projects and training Iranian industrialists in Germany, adding that a group of Iranian industrial managers would take part in training courses in Germany soon.

He also said that Germany would share experience with Iran in its privatization program. The process began in Germany since the reunification of eastern and western Germany in 1990, he said.

Asked to comment about his statement that "Iran's failure to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a matter that should be settled by the Iranian and the U.S. governments," Mueller said that he had mentioned that joining the WTO is a matter on which all the states including the U.S. should reach an agreement. The United States has blocked consideration of Iran's membership application to WTO several times in the past IRNA reported.

He said that Germany has supported Iran to lower the risk rate of investment in Iran and would proceed with its support to reduce the risk rate which is an effective parameter in economic development.

Heading a 51-member delegation comprising of German businessmen, industrialists and bankers, Mueller arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit during which the landmark economic agreement was signed.

Mueller said that Germany is interested to transfer technology to Iran and partnership in producing industrial outputs for export as well as to narrow the gap in the controversial issue between Iran and Germany which is the need to strike balance in trade.