One of the two kidnapped Belgian tourists who were abducted by bandits on Bam road in southeastern Iran was released by the Iranian law enforcement police yesterday afternoon, an informed source said on Wednesday.

Senior Iranian officials and their Turkmen hosts signed four cooperation agreements and one joint statement at the end of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s two-day visit to the northern neighbor.

Saudi Arabian beverages company Aujan Industries is investing $100 million (Dh367 million) in two factories in Iran to tap the drinks market in the Persian Gulf’s most populous country.