TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran and Australia emphasized that the current economic cooperation is not satisfactory and both sides have potentials to increase the current level.
Australian Ambassador to Tehran Ms. Lyndall Sachs met Head of Mazandaran Province Chamber of Commerce Mr. Abdollah Mohaher Darabi during her visit to Sari, the capital of Mazandaran Province.
In the meeting, Head of Mazandaran Chamber of Commerce Mr. Mohajer Darabi emphasized necessity of seriousness in the trade relation of Iran and Australia especially the capacities of Mazandaran Province, and said with presenting the capacities of both sides and creating an appropriate route for trade, it will be possible to increase the trade exchanges.
He said that there are various capacities in the fields of industry, mine, tourism and trade in Mazandaran Province and if they are seriously addressed, there exists possibility for improving exports between Mazandaran and Australia.
Mohajer Darabi then pointed to the unique capacity of Mazandaran coasts for investment in the sea tourism projects as well as the capability of this province for producing good quality dairy, fisheries, foodstuff and flowers, stipulating that the total exports of Australia to Iran is around $20m which is not considerable at all while both countries can increase their bilateral trade relation to a higher amount by knowing capacities of both sides and creating appropriate route for trade and investment.
He then pointed to the God blessings and natural beauties of Mazandaran and its jungles, adding that it is a very good attraction for tourism. He then said whet, sugarcane and corn are major needs of the province and called for cooperation.
Australian Ambassador Sachs, for her part, said that Mazandaran Province with its natural beauties has good attractions and it is one of the major centers for producing high quality rice in Iran.
She pointed to the interest of Australian companies for cooperation with Mazandaran companies, adding that besides the trade relation between Iran and Australia, some 4,000 Iranian students are studying in the Ph.D. level in Australia and Iranians are the third foreign community population in Australia and therefore Iran and Australia can take advantage of these opportunities for boosting relations in economic and scientific fields.
She pointed to the several capacities which were mentioned by Mr. Mohajer Darabi and said that both countries can work for broadening relations and bilateral trade. She pointed to the tourism capacities of Mazandaran as the most important property of this province and said that a tourist always expects to travel to a place with an international standard and climate and therefore Mazandaran should be promoted and presented like Isfahan.
Sachs emphasized that knowing capabilities and requirements of both sides will lead to creating trade relations in the fields of agro, industry and tourism and therefore both sides have to work on it.
