TEHRAN (Iran News) –Ambassador of Indonesia to Tehran Ronny Prasetyo Yuliantoro believes resolving sanctions, developing barter and increasing cooperation in Chabahar Port are three grounds for cooperation between Indonesia and Iran which will lead to increase in the bilateral trade ties.
Mr. Yuliantoro met the caretaker of the international affairs of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Trade (ICCIMA) Ms. Niloofar Asadi and during the meeting both sides explored ways for broadening economic ties.
Considering the halt in trade relation between the two countries because of the sanctions and COVID pandemic, Indonesian Ambassador suggested a trade delegation from ICCIMA to be dispatched to Jakarta and to have some B2B meetings and sideline programs for getting acquainted with the capacities of Indonesia for resumption of trade ties between the two states.
Yuliantoro then pointed to three important fields for cooperation between the two countries and said that resolving legal issues of sanctions, developing barter trade and activities in Chabahar Port are the grounds for cooperation between Tehran and Indonesia.
He noted that Chabahar Port because of its geographical position and its commercial nature is very important and it can be a bridge between Indonesia and India and the Central Asia.
He stated that the economic section of Indonesian Embassy demands identifying executive mechanisms and education of “how to trade with Iran and identify the target market” that ICCIMA play an important role in this regard through cooperation with the embassy.
The Indonesian diplomat also welcomed broadening ties between Iran and Indonesia in the field of halal trade and emphasized that medical equipment and medicines, palm oil, tourism, petrochemicals especially disinfectants are of the grounds that can help to broaden bilateral trade because of huge needs of Indonesia to them.
Then Ms. Asadi, for her part, pointed to the letter of Head of ICCIMA to his Indonesian counterpart for visiting Iran which has gone unanswered and said that due to the needs for primary co-ordinations it is better some online meetings under the webinars will be held between the chambers of the two countries with participation of Indonesian Embassy.
Regarding the resumption of bilateral trade despite sanctions she suggested that the trade relations in the non-sanctioned fields like agriculture, medicines and food to be reinforced between Tehran and Jakarta.
