TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Chamber of Commerce says Iran and Kazakhstan have had some good talks in the field of corridor between the two countries and they are working to launch the joint commission.
Speaking to ILNA, Amir Abedi said that currently Iran and Kazakhstan are in the beginning of their course for launching the joint commission, and viewpoints of Kazakhs have not been finalized yet. He added that different organs are currently busy with summing up the raised issues in the joint commission of both states and it seems the roadmap of Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Commission to be prepared in the next two weeks.
He termed Kazakhstan as one of the major producers of red meat products and light livestocks and added that Kazakhstan can be one of the meat suppliers in the region and there is possibility considerable cooperation to be shaped between the two states in this field but currently the trade between the two countries in this field has not started and Brazil is the main meat supplier of Iran.
When asked whether Kazakhstan is able to produce and export warm and frozen meat to Iran, Abedi said that the answer is positive but the reason that Iran and Kazakhstan have not started trade of meat yet is the domestic ties, and of course electricity and forex supply for it are important.
Abedi went on to say that Inchebron Corridor between Iran and Kazakhstan is active but activities are not considerable because it is used less and it is because of market demand, adding that we should consider this point that Kazakhstan is considered a transit route and it is not considered as the origin and destination of providers of goods in the corridors and it is just considered as passages.
He said that some good talks have been held between the two countries in the field of corridor and some tentative works have been done and goods are exchanged in this route.
Abedi went on to say that the trend of trade between Iran and Kazakhstan in the first seven months of the year has been upward, adding that agriculture is one of the capacities that can be noted but the potentials of both states in the field of exports and imports and volume of transit are very considerable. He added that in the field of trade of technical and engineering services and construction industry, there are considerable capacities in both states.
He pointed to revoking visa for a 14-day visit between the two states and said that this issue can help both countries to develop trade and remove hurdles in the way of their trade. He added that the tariffs between the two countries have become based on the EEU standards, adding that Kazakhstan is the second powerful country in the region which is not under any sanction and it has good political interactions with the world and 90% of the goods are on the list of eliminating tariffs.
He also called for investment in the field of developing ports, transportation, logistics and fleet, adding that stability in the domestic trade and forex policies are the preconditions for broadening trade. He said that currently the private sector continues its trade and it has no problem and Iranians can take advantage of Kazakhstan route for broadening exports of their products to other countries.
Agro, live-stock and food products, home appliances, oil products, electronic devices, industrial machineries, bag, shoes and apparel, minerals and agro tools are of the major exports of Iran to Kazakhstan and some basic goods and road construction machineries are of the major exports of Kazakhstan to Iran.
