He made the remarks in the Finnish capital on Tuesday afternoon in an economic-commercial meeting of Iran-Finland by participation of 60 Iranian economic activists as well as a group of Finnish businessmen.

‘Some say Iran is a powerful country in the region. We are strong, because we depend on our people and we formed security from inside,’ the Iranian foreign minister added.

Zarif also said that Iran has young and educated manpower, which is an important and noticeable factor for investors.

He said that banking problems will be removed soon, adding, ‘We are confident that all investors are interested to invest in Iran.’

At the end of the meeting, Zarif and accompanying delegation departed Finland for Sweden.