Details of Iran's exports to Iraq this year
Member of the Board of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce: Iran's exports to Iraq this year will decrease by 15% compared to last year, For more trade relations, the heads of the relevant forces and ministers should have more relations with the Iraqi authorities.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Seyed Hamid Hosseini said about the situation of Iran-Iraq trade in the first 10 months of this year: "As expected, due to the issues caused by the corona and the income situation in Iraq, our exports to Iraq have decreased." Is.
A member of the board of directors of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said that the average monthly export of Iran to Iraq this year has been about $ 630 million, adding: "In the first 10 months of this year, Iran's total exports to Iraq reached $ 6 billion and $ 300 million. If we add electricity to it, our exports to this country will be about 6 billion and 800 million dollars.
* 15% reduction in exports to Iraq
He said: "Therefore, given that there are no more than two months left until the end of the year, our exports to this country will definitely not grow as much as last year, and based on this, we will have a 15% decrease in exports to Iraq compared to last year."
Hosseini added: "Part of the decrease in exports is due to the cessation of traffic caused by the corona, and since trade is based on trust between the parties, the reduction in traffic has a decrease in the level of trust and the decrease in the level of trust has a negative effect on trade."
* Iraq revoked visas for citizens of 37 countries other than Iran
"Iraq has recently revoked visas for citizens of 37 countries," he said, adding that Iran is not one of them.
Hosseini said that the recent actions taken by Iraq are not friendly moves, adding: "Some time ago, negotiations were held between Iran and Iraq to partially abolish visas and at least facilitate the movement of traders, while still We are witnessing strictures from Iraq in this regard, and despite the fact that Iraq has abolished visas for citizens of 37 countries, this issue has not been included in Iran.
"These issues indicate that there are tendencies in Iraq that are not interested in developing relations with Iran," he said. "It is necessary to activate diplomacy, the private sector and cultural and social capacities, and not to let decisions be made." To affect our business.
* Efforts by Iran's commercial rivals to get closer to the Iraqi parties and government
A member of the board of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber stressed the need for the country's officials to travel and meet with Iraqi officials and said: "I urge the ministers of economy, agriculture, industry, mining and trade to expand trade with Iraq to this country." Travel and meet with high-ranking Iraqi officials, because this is very effective in developing relations, especially economic relations.
"We must not allow our rivals to get closer to the Iraqi government, parties and parliament, making it difficult for us to work," he said, noting that the corona has become a deterrent to travel.
Noting that the visit of the heads of the executive and judiciary to Iraq will be very useful in developing relations between the two countries, Hosseini said: "According to the special view of the Iraqi parliament speaker to establish relations with neighboring countries, the speaker will visit the Iraqi parliament." It can greatly contribute to the development of relations between the two countries.
He added: "Also, in case of the visit of the head of the Iranian judiciary to Iraq, judicial security can be provided for economic activists and special branches can be set up to handle disputes between the two countries."
