Iran to Dispatch 11 Commercial Envoys to Africa to Spur Trade: TPOI Chief

Mehdi Zeyghami pointed to the necessity of launching a regular flight line, especially to West and South Africa and noted that his organization is determined to expand trade and economic cooperation with African countries.

He put the current number of the Iranian commercial attaché in Africa at three.

Speaking at the 2^nd International Iran-Africa Summit, the deputy minister of industry pointed out that achievements obtained at the first summit of Iran and West African states last year led to good agreements between the two sides on international trade.

Iran is hosting the representatives of more than 30 African states in the second edition of the International Iran-Africa Summit, he said, adding that the TPOI has taken effective steps for holding this summit in cooperation and interaction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ambassadors of the African countries to Iran and also representatives of Iran in African countries.

Getting familiar with the export potentials of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been put on the agenda of the summit, Zeyghami emphasized.

Iran’s chambers of commerce and economic activists will exchange their views with their foreign counterparts at the event, he continued.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the TPOI chief stressed the need to increase Iran’s economic ties with African states and noted that the economy of the country and many African countries are complementary.

While enumerating the obstacles facing ahead for the economic development of the country with Africa, Zeyghami expressed hope that the 2^nd International Iran-Africa Summit and the 6^th Export Potentials Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran will boost trade and economic ties between Iran and African countries significantly, Mehr news agency reported.