Iran's ambassador to Spain, Reza Zabib, has met with the executive director of the International Olive Council (IOC), Abdellatif Ghedira, to discuss the enhancement of cooperation between Iran and the IOC in the olive sector. Zabib underscored Iran's focus on the olive sector's development and expressed the desire for increased collaboration through the establishment of an international olive tree collection and the transfer of technical expertise from the IOC to Iran. The IOC has already contributed to several cooperative initiatives, including the THOC project and the recognition of Iranian sensory analysis laboratories for olive oil. A future visit of an IOC expert to Tehran and Ghedira's planned visit to Iran to launch a 'Garden of Peace' and the Iranian Olive Growing School in Golestan province are notable next steps in this partnership.