TEHRAN (Iran News) –Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mine and Agriculture (TCCIMA) hosted a trade forum to review trade opportunities of Iran and Belarus in presence of economic activists where the participants called for taking advantage of Eurasia agreement and pushing for joint investments.

A 25-man trade delegation from Belarus economic activists, led by Ambassador of Belarus to Tehran Dmitry Koltsov, attended the forum as the secretary general of TCCIMA Mr. Bahman Eshqi hosted the event.

In the meeting both sides revealed their enthusiasm for broadening economic ties between Iran and Belarus and tried to present capacities and capabilities of their own countries.

Addressing the event, Mr. Eshqi pointed to the ties between Iran and Belarus and developments in the region, and said that both countries have faced unfair sanctions as private and state-run sectors of both countries have started joint activities to overcome the sanctions.

He went on to say that holding joint economic commission in Minsk, broadening cooperation in the field of transportation for access of Belarus to free waters in the Persian Gulf and efforts of TCCIMA for dispatch of trade delegations to attend international exhibition in Belarus are some parts of activities for boosting trade ties between the two states. He reiterated that by the way efforts for joint production under the Eurasian trade agreement as well as cooperation in the fields of oil, gas, agriculture, food industries, technical and engineer services are other opportunities for mending bilateral ties.

Eshqi noted that plural economy of Iran provides this possibility for offering effective aids for the trade partners, adding that both sides should create capacities which lead to shaken the West in order that the West would be unable to use economy as a weapon against the nations and this threat would turn into a serious opportunity for broadening exchanges.

He said that great trade volume of Belarus bespeaks of great trade capacities of this country despite low population and it is good opportunity for Iran to take advantage of it.

Then Ambassador of Belarus addressing the event pointed to previous similar events in line with deepening the ties between the two states and said that companies should be united and the huge number of representatives of Belarusian companies in the event shows enthusiasm of them for broadening ties with Iran.

Koltsov expressed hope that these meetings would continue and be constructive and some connections would be shaped based on the mutual understandings.

He went on to say that they are after finding the interests of Iran’s market in order to send them to Iran and at the same time to prepare a list of goods that Belarus has faced in providing them to give it to Iranian officials.

He pointed to the importance of TC Bank activity as the branch for Iran-Belarus trade and said that both sides should work together for broadening economic ties in practice. He also said that the launch of Iran-Belarus Joint Chamber can play an important role in easing the exchanges and creating continuous connection between the private sectors of both states.