TEHRAN (Iran News) – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov was officially welcomed in Tehran by Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber in the Saadatabad Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Mokhber and Smailov were to hold a meeting to discuss issues of mutual interest, ways to expand Iran-Kazakhstan bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues.
Smailov’s trip to Tehran is aimed at expanding the economic and commercial relations between Iran and Kazakhstan.
The Kazakh prime minister is set to hold meetings with high-ranking Iranian officials during the upcoming visit.
Smailov is to meet Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as well.
The Kazakh Prime Minister is visiting Iran amid the ongoing 3rd Trade and Economic Mission of Kazakhstan in Iran, which brought together 20 domestic producers of food, chemical, construction, light industry, and metallurgy products.
The talks were expected to result in the signing of a number of intergovernmental and commercial documents.
Iran-Kazakhstan trade volume in the first 10 months of 2022 reached $450 million. During this period, Iran’s exports to Kazakhstan increased by 26.5% to $167 million and imports from Kazakhstan to Iran increased by 15% to $283 million.
On Tuesday and before the arrival of Smailov, the Iran-Kazakhstan Business Forum was held with presence of a large trade delegation from Kazakhstan.
Smailov’s visit was aimed at enhancing all-out relation with Tehran as both countries are considered as the major powers in their regions.
Tehran and Astana in recent years have tried to expand their ties despite the U.S. sanctions and they have boosted their trade exchange while they enjoy an amicable political tie.
Apart from the talks on the latest situation of bilateral ties aimed at implementing the agreements inked previously in the presence of presidents of the two countries, the two sides were going to explore avenues for the all-out expansion of bilateral ties in the fields of economy, trade and politics.
Coordination for the promotion of cooperation between Tehran and Astana in the fields of transport, exports, technical and engineering services, transit, energy and banking relations are of the main topics which will be discussed during the Kazakh prime minister’s upcoming visit to Tehran.
