Stone Exports a Good Ground for Boosting Tehran-Quito Trade Ties
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
Ecuador’s Ambassador to Tehran Alejandro Ortega Almeida yesterday met Head of international affairs of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Mr. Mohammad Karbasi and discussed ways for expanding economic cooperation between both countries.
During the meeting, Karbasi pointed to the cultural commonalities and good bilateral relation between Iran and Ecuador especially in the political field, adding that direct export of Iran to Brazil and some African states can be used as a model for cooperation between Iran and Ecuador.
He also called for exchange of information on trade between Iran and its neighboring states like Iraq and the UAE, adding that having enough knowledge and familiarity with economic potentials of Iran and Ecuador is necessary for expanding bilateral cooperation.
Ecuadorian Ambassador Mr. Ortega Almeida, for his part, said that Iran’s exports of stone to his country can be a good ground for bilateral cooperation, and urged Mr. Karbasi to give Ecuadorian Embassy a list of Iranian private sector business activists who are active in stone sector.
Using bartering system between both states was another major issue which was discussed between Karbasi and Ortega Almeida.
