Trade between Iran and Pakistan reaches $ 5 billion
Minister of Mines and Commerce: Iran has significant capacities in producing all kinds of building materials such as steel, valves, porcelain, ceramic tiles, gypsum and especially two important bitumen and cement commodities and one of the largest manufacturers and exporters in this field. Is.
Reza Rahmani, before traveling to Islamabad at a meeting with a group of Sistan-Baluchistan economic activists at Zahedan Airport, said the purpose of his trip to Pakistan was to attend a joint economic summit between the two countries to boost trade and economic relations. Economic.
"Iran and Pakistan have much in common in religious, cultural and historical contexts, and Iran views Pakistan as an important and influential country in the regional equations," he said.
Rahmani said: "The two peoples of Iran and Pakistan, as two friendly and independent nations, need comprehensive development of cooperation to increase their power and prosperity, and this can provide a long-term and broad basis for cooperation."
The Minister of Industry emphasized that border provinces have a special place in export development and trade arrangement with neighboring countries. Take advantage of export-oriented trade exchanges with our neighbors with a focus on border provinces.
He said: "Currently, fifty-four percent of non-oil exports from the Islamic Republic of Iran to neighboring countries are taking place, and better measures should be taken to expand exports from marketing capacities and introduce Iranian goods."
Rahmani further said that the border provinces will soon be given powers to develop export and trade exchanges so as to cooperate with the organizations in order to create a good business relationship.
In another part of his remarks, Rahmani pointed to the country's production capacities and said that Iran has significant capacities in the production of all kinds of building materials such as steel, valves, porcelain tiles, plaster and especially two important bitumen and cement products. And it is one of the largest producers and exporters in this field.
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