Iran in Talks to Boost Non-Oil Exports to Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan: VP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri announced that Tehran has started bilateral talks with Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan to boost its non-oil exports.
“We have started a series of bilateral talks with Iraq, Russia and Afghanistan and an Iranian council for non-oil exports has been established to remove obstacles in the way to increase exports,” Jahangiri told reporters in Tehran on Monday.
He further said in the past year, the value of Iran’s non-oil exports stood at $50 billion, adding that the country’s economy has the potential to boost the exports.
Earlier on Sunday, Head of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce announced that delegates from the two countries will meet within the next few days to overcome the obstacles to Tehran-Moscow trade relations.
Speaking to Tasnim on Sunday, Asadollah Asgaroladi said officials representing the chambers of commerce from the Caspian Sea littoral countries will hold a meeting on April 29 to address their trade problems.
"There still exist problems in the export of livestock and dairy products to Russia's market," Asgaroladi noted, expressing the hope that the upcoming meetings would help settle those problems.
Iran’s new administration, which took office in August 2013, has voiced determination to increase the volume of non-oil exports as a determining factor in countering economic stagnation in the country.