BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 13. Expanding transit
cooperation with Azerbaijan plays a key role in supplying Iran with
essential goods (wheat, barley, rice, tea, vegetable oil, etc.) and
in boosting regional trade, the Deputy Chairman and Vice President
of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture
(ICCIMA), Hossein Pirmoazzen, said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement at a meeting of the working group on
the development of product exports and the regulation of
cross-border trade in Ardabil Province in northwestern Iran.
According to him, the development of regional cooperation with
Azerbaijan is of great importance. To this end, it is important to
strengthen transport infrastructure and logistics, as well as to
increase the role of the private sector in foreign trade.
The official noted that, at the same time, attention could be
focused on the implementation of agreements related to the
development of cross-border trade.
Pirmoezzen, drawing attention to his recent visit to Azerbaijan,
noted that the visit focused on exploring joint opportunities in
the areas of supply, transit, and facilitating the exchange of
essential goods, food products, and petrochemicals.
Meanwhile, Hossein Pirmoazzen, acting chairman of Iran’s Chamber
of Commerce, Industry, Mining, and Agriculture, recently visited
Azerbaijan with the aim of developing trade ties.
