Iran, Pakistan agree to remove exporting barriers
Islamabad,
Jan 27, IRNA – Members of West Azarbaijan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture, who are in Pakistan, reached agreement to create a working joint
committee to remove exports obstacles between the two countries.
The agreement was reached after
holding meetings with members of the chambers of commerce of Peshawar,
Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Karachi.
Pakistani fruit and vegetable importers-exporters association reached agreement
with the West Azarbaijan province chamber of commerce to establish a working
joint committee to remove the obstacles.
The two sides also reached agreement to hold exclusive Pakistan exhibition in
Iran in a near future.
Head of West Azarbaijan province delegation Behnam Tajdini in meeting with
members of Islamabad chamber of commerce underlined the necessity to revise
tariffs on Iran's exporting crops to Pakistan.
According to the latest statistics, Iran, Pakistan trade exchange volume in the
first nine months of the year 1396 (March-December 2017) had increased by
around 50 percent.
In the current year, Iran's export of goods to Pakistan increased by 7 percent
in comparison with the same period of preceding year (first nine months) and
Pakistan exporting goods to Iran showed 42 percent increase.
Iran's exporting goods to Pakistan in the first nine months of the year was
worth 634 million dollars and Pakistan exporting goods to Iran was worth 348
million dollars.
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author: D-Ezatiyan - Date: 1/28/2018