TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran and Turkey have voiced readiness to proceed with trade exchanges amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus through close cooperation between their customs offices, the Iranian president’s chief of staff said.
In a post on his Instagram page, Iran Mahmoud Vaezi said he has held a conversation with Minister of Finance and Treasury in Turkey Berat Albayrak to discuss ways to facilitate bilateral economic cooperation and minimize the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on trade ties between the two neighbors, Tasnim News Agency wrote.
The Iranian president’s chief of staff said they stressed the need for closer interaction between the health ministers of the two countries to share experiences in the battle with the COVID-19.
Hailing the effective steps for the expansion of economic cooperation between Tehran and Ankara, Vaezi said the two sides expressed willingness to have their customs offices work in cooperation round-the-clock on exchanging commodities in compliance with all health protocols.
According to the Iranian official, he and Albayrak emphasized the necessity of facilitating trade relations between Iranian and Turkish businessmen and formulating a common health and hygiene protocol for the fight against the coronavirus.
Last month, Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Farazmand held a meeting with Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade Riza Tuna Turagay to weigh plans for the continuation of trade transactions between the two neighbors in compliance with the health and hygiene protocols in the aftermath the outbreak of the coronavirus.
“At present, the transit trucks of the two countries are passing through third destinations,” the envoy said on March 10.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
