TEHRAN (Iran News) –The caretaker of international affairs department of Iran chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Ms. Homeira Asadi in meeting with the Commercial Attache of Embassy of the Netherlands said that easing visa issuance for the businessmen who are introduced by the chamber will help the trade between the two countries to boost.
In the meeting, both sides explored ways for boosting bilateral trade and easing visa process was mentioned as one way for enhancing trade between the two countries.
Asadi said that ICCIMA is keen to expand its trade relation with key countries and in this line they can cooperate with the Netherlands in the humanitarian fields. She added that increasing traders in the markets of both countries, acquaintance of traders with capacities and potentials of Iran and the Netherlands, holding webinar in collaboration with the embassies of both sides and the joint chamber of commerce should be prioritized.
Reacting to the anti-Iran media propagation, Asadi said that ICCIMA wants to introduce the potentials and capacities of Iran in cooperation with the Iran-Netherlands Joint Chamber and to hold specialized meetings with presence of specialized unions and groups.
Then Dutch Commercial Attache Mr. Paulsen, for his part, said that in case Iranian businessmen get valid invitations from the Dutch companies and completing the required documents, letter of introduction by the ICCIMA will ease visa process for them.
He added that despite attraction of Iran market, the trade volume of Iran and the Netherlands has declined in the past three years and companies just are working to maintain their positions, adding that they have long been waiting for positive changes and he is sure that in case of change in the current condition, the Dutch companies will return to Iran.
He added that Europe’s sanctions are limited but the U.S. sanctions are effective because all Dutch banks are present in the U.S. and there is a financial problem for the Dutch in Iran. He then pointed to holding exhibitions in the fields of water treatment, agriculture and other fields by the Dutch companies but unfortunately they were not welcomed by Iranian counterparts.
Then Chairman of Iran-Netherlands Joint Chamber Mr. Shahin Sheisi, for his part, blamed the fluctuation in the forex rate and its high cost as the main reason for lack of enthusiasm for partaking in those exhibitions by Iranians and added that despite such problems, both sides should keep the doors for trade open by holding webinars and B2B meetings in order that both countries can expand trade in the future.
He then called for preparing a roadmap for cooperation between Iran and the Netherlands which was welcomed by the Dutch diplomat.
Meanwhile head of Europe Office of the ICCIMA Farkhondehnejad stresses easing the visa process for Iranian traders and called it an effective way for enhancing the trade between the two states.
