Iran does not take advantage of economic opportunities with its neighbors
Pointing out that Iran does not use the opportunity of trade with neighboring countries, the former Iranian ambassador to Russia stressed the need for cooperation between different agencies in the field of exports and said: "The thinking that says Iran and Russia should not be closer is British and Israeli thinking."
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Hossein Hajiloo, an expert in economic diplomacy on the Ayar TV program, compared the Erat-Turkish trade in Iraq and said that not all measures related to the economy could be done: "This is not possible in embassies." And Turkey has put an end to this problem by dividing the work among economic actors, organizations and embassies.
He continued: "Iran and Turkey are close in terms of geographical location and population, but Turkey has four times more trade with Iran than Iran." Turkey places its economic ministries, along with organizations, at the service of the embassy and economic advisor, and in the event of major problems, the embassy enters and most of the problems are solved at the lower level.
Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, the former Iranian ambassador to Russia, said about the importance of regional trade: "The issue of exports is a systemic and comprehensive issue and all agencies should be together, but believing that the embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or businessmen alone can cover the system." It is unreal.
He added: "There should be a national will to discuss exports, and now the customs, the central bank, the Ministry of Silence and other economic ministries are involved." During Clinton's presidency in the United States, the Japanese Prime Minister was supposed to visit Japan, but he sent a message that he was going to Japan. Some diplomats believed that the Prime Minister of Japan should come to the United States, to which Clinton replied that the country intended to buy four planes, and I would go and offer them to buy from the American Boeing; The US president's move was out of the ordinary of diplomacy, but they are doing everything to discuss the country's exports and economy. We are witnessing this in Iran as well, and since the Supreme Leader supported technology in the discussion, there has been a revolution in this industry, from an importing country to an exporting country.
The former Iranian ambassador to Russia, stating that there is no necessary transparency in the trade discussion, added: "If the ambassador holds two meetings with a businessman, everyone criticizes that the fight was done if exports should be a national will and efforts in this way are positive." Be considered.
Continuing the program, Masoud Barati, the expert of the program, said: the trade volume of 15 neighboring countries of Iran is estimated at one thousand and 100 billion dollars, of which Iran's share is only about 2.5 percent. Unfortunately, the weakness of government agencies and the weakness of the private sector together have led to Iran's low trade with its neighbors. The central bank has claimed that the national currency exchange mechanism was signed 15 years ago in various countries, but refrained from taking any serious action.
The Iranian diplomat continued: "When the bank is not on the path of trade cooperation, everything is hindered." Recently, the governor of the Central Bank spoke about the non-receipt of Iran's claims in Iraq, but to be honest, I do not accept many of these cases, and in the current situation, there are many ways to receive money. Conditions have changed and cyberspace, the Internet and Bitcoin are being pushed aside, provided there is a will. Now in Iraq, the Iranians in that country use the Melli Bank card and convert their money, and how can we not receive our money from them under these circumstances?
He explained: Iran is a creditor of Iraq and can receive services instead of receiving money. Agreements had already been reached and PIS systems and micropayments were to be put in place, but the government's bureaucratic structure is hindering development in these areas.
Sajjadi on why there is a lot of noise every time there is cooperation between Iran and Russia, said: "Western countries for the past 200 years were concerned about the formation of a serious agreement and cooperation between Iran and Russia, this concern is often in There was England. The British plundered more than $ 35 trillion while in East India, and two powers were located near India: Tsarist Russia and Iran. So Britain decided not to bring the two countries closer together.
Personally, I believe that the war in the Caucasus was a British conspiracy, and in World War II both the Soviet Union and Germany signed a ceasefire, but with the psychological operation conducted in Berlin, Russia and Germany were told that the other side was preparing an attack.
According to him, the thinking that says Iran and Russia should not be close to each other is British and Israeli thinking. Years ago, a film was made in which Nostradamus, a French priest, predicted that Iran and the Soviet Union would unite and that the West would attack the West with its weapons.
"Russia has a lot of oil and gas and mines and trades about $ 800 billion a year with the world, but the problem here is that the Russian economy is in the hands of the Westerners and the Zionists," he said. However, there were opportunities for Iran, and when the dispute between Russia and Turkey escalated and the Russians imposed sanctions on the Turks, we did not take advantage of the opportunity to export goods, which was a weakness of the private sector and a change in product quality.
When I was Russia's ambassador, I asked the Russian Minister of Health to come to Iran and visit some Iranian companies. Fortunately, this trip took place, and when we returned to Moscow and asked the Minister of Health for her opinion on the trip and the visit, she said, "I confess, I was shocked and expected to see this factory in the United States, not in Iran."
Sajjadi pointed to Iran's ability to produce medicine and said: "Russia had bought MS medicine from the United States for three years and an Iranian company produced this medicine, which was bought by Iran three years later after several studies by the Russians." They gave.
The Iranian diplomat stated that the Central Bank has an important role in trade: "Unfortunately, oil in our country has caused a lack of progress, while it should be an incentive tool." The export of crude oil is the biggest betrayal of the country because the value of oil is not to receive the money for its export, but for the actions and products that can be done with it.
According to him, the world is boycotting rich Iran while we should boycott them. Oil should not be exported in crude, but should be turned into commodities and create added value. In this regard, we can cooperate with the Russians.
The former Iranian ambassador to Russia said about some statements that Russia should be more careful than the United States: "Westerners want a historical event to be repeated in our minds to cross national interests in the present era." In World War II, the Germans occupied France, but now they work together. That is not to say that the Russians want to deceive us.
The Iranian diplomat explained about Russian trade: Iraq was the traditional market of the Russians, but with the presence of the Americans in this country, they lost this market. Russia has a lot of power in the military debate and is willing to offer services in the modernization and repair of Iraqi military vehicles that Iran can import into the country and send back to Iraq after the work is done. Under these circumstances, Iran is just a showcase and can be present in most businesses.
Sajjadi believes that the United States is looking for differences between Afghanistan and Iran, which have a common culture and language, and unfortunately some actions inside Iran are also causing problems. The recent action taken by the Central Bank to deactivate the bank cards of foreign nationals has caused resentment in them and will definitely affect our business. It is said all over the world that in order to fight money laundering, measures should be taken to transfer money only through the banking network, but we ourselves are withdrawing the money of foreigners from the banking network, which increases the possibility of money laundering. Iran is now able to supply all the necessities of the Afghan market, but with what has happened, it is unlikely that they will buy from another country.
Criticizing the performance of the central bank, he said: "Unfortunately, the structure of the country is flawed, but the central bank must explain why the value of the national currency has fallen by 350,000 percent in the last forty years." However, we easily provided currency for some to travel to countries such as Thailand.
The former Iranian ambassador to Russia also spoke about the exchange rate and added: "Keeping the exchange rate low is only a service to imports." The service that the embargo on the Kurdish industries of the country is unprecedented and we should have more planning in the discussion of exporting goods, especially to Russia.