TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of the Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce says Iran and Brazil have started their cooperation in mining sector, adding that export of fruits to Brazil will also start soon.
Speaking in a meeting, Fakhreddin Amerian said that the economic cooperation between Iran and Brazil is booming and the launch of the office of the chamber in Brazil and getting license for the trade center of Iranians in Brazil are of the first actions of the chamber which can accelerate the trade between the two countries.
He added that soon cooperation between the two countries in different fields will increase and cooperation in the mining sector is one of them.
He also announced the possibility of launching a direct shipping line between the two countries for the development of mutual non-oil trade.
Amerian said: “It is expected that the Islamic Republic Shipping Lines (IRISL) will help develop this line with support and cooperation.”
He also called on the responsible government entities to prepare a list of the commodities that can be bartered or exchanged between the two countries.
“The Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber [of Commerce] considers itself as an agent for the implementation of the Islamic Republic’s economic diplomacy goals, and therefore, with the establishment of a representative office in Brazil and obtaining the license to set up an Iranian business center in the country, we are the first joint chamber that has a permanent base in the target country,” the official said.
According to Amerian, Brazil is one of the biggest exporters of livestock inputs to Iran, and launching the mentioned shipping line could offer an opportunity to balance the trade between the two sides.
He put the value of trade between the two countries at six billion dollars in the previous year, saying that the imports from Brazil were double the value of Iran’s exports to the country in the mentioned year.
Meanwhile in the meeting, chairman of Agriculture of Commission of Majlis Mr. Mohammad Javad Askari pointed to the existing capacities for broadening trade between Iran and Brazil based on the agro products, adding that the two countries have many capacities for cooperation like in agriculture, medical, industry and tourism and expressed hope both countries can use these capacities in line with their interests.
He went on to say that Majlis will not spare any support for broadening trade between Iran and Brazil.
Then Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, for his part, pointed to the plans of the ministry for exporting agro products, adding that soon some of Iranian agro products and fruits will be added to the basket of exports to Brazil.
Then First Vice-Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture Mr. Hossein Salahvarzi thanked the performance of the Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce and said that the private sector should itself be decision-maker in developing international trade and chambers of commerce can play an important role in this regard.
He went on to say that Iranian experts and industrialists in the fields of infrastructures and technical, engineering services, mining, medicines, medical equipment and agro machineries have many thing to say and the joint chamber can provide required ground for using these capacities for helping promotion of trade.
Then Head of Iran Mine House Mr. Mohammad Reza Bahrami pointed to recent visit of a mining delegation to Brazil, adding that Brazil has one of the biggest mining reserves of the world and there is a good opportunity for bilateral cooperation and investment between Iran and Brazil.
He said that during the visit to Brazil the first mining delegation had opportunity to talk with the Brazilians and this is a good prelude for cooperation between Iran and Brazil in mining sector.
Bahrami also said that development and reinforcement of logistic and transportation is important in broadening mining trade and it helped the private sector to enter this field.
