Iran -Kazakhstan Trade Development Requirements to $ 5 billion

According to Mehr News Agency, Samad Hassanzadeh, head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, told a meeting with the Minister of Trade of Kazakhstan, referring to the import of agricultural products and semi -made engines from Kazakhstan, saying: “Due to the variety of products in Iran, exports to Kazakhstan can be expanded day by day. .

According to the Iranian Chamber, he emphasized: Iran in the field of food, petrochemical, road engineering and construction services, bridges, tunnels and dams, refinery construction, pumps and electromotors needed in the oil industry, in the field of medical and hospital equipment production Handmade handicrafts and carpets, building materials and mining projects, home appliances, textiles, construction of electric, hydro and thermal power plants have many capacities. Each of these areas can be a matter of joint cooperation between the two countries.

Hassanzadeh, referring to the signing of numerous cooperation agreements between the two countries, said: “Unfortunately, these agreements have not been implemented and ignored.

He continued with the cancellation of the visa between the two countries: “There should be proper planning for tourism development and the exchange of commercial bodies between Iran and Kazakhstan.” Also sending students from Iran to Kazakhstan and creating student scholarships for students Kazakh In Iran, it can be effective in promoting the scientific and educational cooperation of the two countries.

The head of the Iranian Chamber emphasized: With the elimination of some failures in the field of transportation and facilitating banking relations between the two countries, the volume of trade in Iran and Kazakhstan will be upgraded to more than $ 3 billion.

Executive Committees to remove barriers to the development of Iran -Kazakhstan trade

Amir Abedi, the head of the Iran -Kazakhstan Joint Chamber, also said the most important obstacle to the development of Iran and Kazakhstan was a monetary transfer and said: “Our desire is to facilitate banking relations between the two countries and the possibility of continuing Iranian businessmen in Kazakhstan.” The governments of the two countries must fix these barriers by forming executive committees to achieve a $ 3 billion trade target.

Amir Yousefi, the head of the Gorgan Chamber Kazakh They live in Golestan province, saying that the Inchebron Free Zone has a very good capacity to invest in Kazakhs and Kazakhstan should take advantage of this opportunity.

Iran and Kazakhstan must define two joint industrial projects

Ideal ShakayThe Minister of Commerce and Convergence of Kazakhstan also emphasized the development of trade relations between the two countries to achieve a $ 3 billion trade volume targeting, saying: “At the commercial meeting today, more than 5 large Kazakhstan companies from 5 provinces. They participated. Meetings with the Ministers of Agriculture and Semit We had Iran and examined the strategies for achieving the targeting.

“We can increase business exchanges in the field of building materials including ceramics, medical equipment, machinery and food industry,” he said. Iran has a lot of potential in technical and engineering services, and we can increase trade transactions to $ 5 million annually.

Shakay Referring to the membership of more than 6,000 people in the Iranian chamber and the high capacity of cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries, he emphasized: We cannot increase the volume of transactions without solving banking problems. There are solutions to these problems and we have offered suggestions and we can have good agreements.

Another problem with the two countries' trade is transportation, he said. We have to use the capacities of the North -South Corridor.

The Minister of Commerce and Convergence of Kazakhstan emphasized the need to define joint industrial projects between the two countries, adding: “We should try to define a large project and implement and implement these projects in the economic commission of the two countries, which will be held in April.”