(VOVworld) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on foreign investors to support its economy which has been seriously damaged by sanctions.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) is welcomed by Italian President Sergio Mattarella on his arrival at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome on January 25, 2016 (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Speaking at an Iran-Italy business forum in Rome on Tuesday, he told investors that Iran is the safest and most stable country in the Middle East and that the Iranian market offers Italian and European investors the opportunity to establish themselves in the entire region and that the government will provide them with incentive conditions.
He emphasized that Iran will become an economic hub connecting the Middle East, Southern Asia, and China’s western region.