Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho welcomed a delegation of Iranian investors back to the County after initial engagements held in 2016.
They advanced negotiations that would see one of the top industrial group from Iran, set up a metal sheet plant in Mombasa county.
He said this would provide enormous opportunities in employment.
''The county and the investors will take one step ahead where through collaboration with local universities in Mombasa, the investors will introduce and support technical expertise in various engineering fields further expanding opportunities,'' noted the governor, Tuesday.
Other areas of common interest are: agriculture, processing industries (food and chemicals), construction and building.