Iran recently held negotiations with German companies on the joint production of dairy products, said an official in a report.

A number of agreements were signed to this effect with German enterprises at a recent meeting on veterinary medicine, Iran's Deputy Agriculture Minister Hassan Rokni was quoted as saying in an Iran Daily News report.

He also expressed the hope that joint investment with Germany will pave the way for the country's stronger presence in export markets, said the report.

He noted that based on the negotiations with German companies, Iran can undertake joint production of dairy products, chicken and eggs, and export them under European brand names.

Rokni said that Iran’s neighbouring countries are importers of such produce, and the country recorded exports reaching 600,000 tonnes of dairy products in the year to March 19.