We would like to inform you that the representation of the Netherlands Agricultural Network (LAN) at the Netherlands Embassy in Tehran, Iran, is closing its office on 15 August 2025. This entails that LAN will no longer operate in Iran and end its activities there. 

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With that, we are closing a chapter in the story of our network after over 8 years of fruitful and inspirational cooperation with our many partners and contacts in Iran. We are deeply grateful for this collaboration. Special thanks go to Ms. Sara Torabidastgerdouei and Ms. Pouran Sadafi who for many years with great energy fulfilled the functions of Agricultural Advisor and Agricultural Management Assistant, respectively, in the Netherlands Embassy.

Future contact LAN Iran and LAN Iraq

For inquiries relating to (agricultural) business cooperation and economic diplomacy pertaining to Iran, please turn to our Economic Section colleagues at the Netherlands Embassy in Tehran (TEH-EA@minbuza.nl). For general inquiries, please refer to TEH@minbuza.nl.

The LAN activities in Iraq will continue and as of 15 August 2025, resort under the Agricultural Counsellor stationed at the Netherlands Embassy in Ankara, Türkiye (ANK-LVVN@minbuza.nl).

LAN Iran team