3 billion dollar trade between Iran and Kazakhstan was targeted

According to Fars news agency, citing the information base of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad, Minister of Agricultural Jihad, who has traveled to this country at the head of a delegation to participate in the 18th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan, upon arrival at the capital Astana International Airport. Kazakhstan stated in a conversation: The Iran-Kazakhstan Economic Commission, whose 18th meeting will be held this year, is one of the economically active commissions between the two countries, and in this regard, 6 delegations from Kazakhstan, from the president to various delegations, came to Iran this year, so there is a deep connection in There is a formation and development between the two countries.

He announced the targeting of 3 billion dollars in the commercial sector between the two countries and said: Of this amount, nearly 500 million dollars have already been done, which should be increased to 6 times. Part of it was related to the movement of businessmen and discussions related to visas, which were raised in the previous meeting in Iran, and facilitating conditions were created in the business field, so that citizens of the two countries can travel together for 14 days.

Minister of Jihad Agriculture, stating that we have two main programs including logistics discussions in various components of transportation (rail, air, ground) and banking discussions in this summit, said: These are our two main programs in this trip and the field of commerce and Our businessmen will also have good meetings with the Chamber of Commerce during this trip.

According to him, there is a lot of interest in the field of grain swap and transit, and good things have happened in the recent trips, and in this regard, the Kazakhs will build a loading dock in the port of Shahid Rajaei so that they can communicate with the south in the field of grain. to use

Sadatinejad noted: In rail transport, the train has been moving from China to Turkey and Europe via Kazakhstan.

He expressed hope; The prime minister of Kazakhstan will also come to Iran soon and after the holy month of Ramadan, so that we can complete the discussions and memorandums that are necessary for trade, and we hope that something good will happen in this area.

The Minister of Jihad of Agriculture stated: In this trip, there is a very good capacity in the field of agriculture, Kazakhstan’s grain and meat sector is of interest to us, vegetables and summer fields and agricultural services are also of interest to the Kazakh side, so there is a very good capacity for development. has it.

He stated that one-third of our trade volume in this trip includes the agricultural sector, which can supply the needs of the parties, and continued: “Extraterritorial cultivation is a very good capacity for us in Kazakhstan, which we will pay special attention to during this trip.” and talks will be held in this regard.

Sadati Nejad said: The first meeting will be with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, then on Thursday the Chamber of Commerce of the two countries will meet and we will have a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, and finally the 18th meeting will be held the day after tomorrow so that we can discuss the issues together. to finalize and at the end of the memorandum of understanding will be concluded in the discussions that we finalize here.

I have to say; The 18th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan is being held on the 5th and 6th of Bahman in the city of Astana, Kazakhstan.

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