Kazakhstan and Iran discussed issues of expanding trade and economic cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan - Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov visited Tehran on a working trip. The Kazakh delegation headed by B. Sultanov held talks with the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the expansion of trade and economic cooperation and activation of transit potential between the two countries.

Meetings were held with the heads of the ministries of Trade, Agriculture, Health, oil, transport and urban Development, as well as with the leadership of the railway administration, the National Bank, the National Oil Company, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and some provinces of the country.

During the talks with the First Vice-President of Iran Mohammad Mohber, the Kazakh side confirmed its interest in increasing the transportation of goods through Iran in the North-South direction with subsequent access to the countries of the Persian Gulf, Africa, South Asia and other regions, including using multimodal cargo transportation. Speaking about the importance of expanding Kazakh-Iranian transport cooperation, the Iranian side noted the fruitful nature of the negotiations on the development of transport and logistics cooperation. At the same time , the first M. Mohber noted that achieving these goals can make Iran and Kazakhstan important regional hubs.

Both sides stressed that in recent years there has been a good dynamics of increasing trade turnover. At the same time, the potential remains significant even with the existing international restrictions on trade with Iran. For example, in the food industry, Kazakhstan is ready to increase exports of grain, confectionery and flour products, meat and meat products, as well as other animal products. At the same time, there is a demand for Iranian fruit and vegetable products in the republic.

The parties also discussed issues of expanding cooperation in the field of industrial cooperation. It was noted that there are great opportunities for the implementation of joint projects in the field of processing agricultural products, for example, projects for the processing of agricultural raw materials.

With the participation of Iranian investors, projects on the construction of a meat processing plant, the construction of an oilseed processing plant and the assembly of combine harvesters, etc. have been successfully implemented in Kazakhstan.

The Iranian side noted that the exchange of trade missions, exhibitions of products and achievements will be an incentive for expanding cooperation between the private sector and entrepreneurs of the two countries.

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