Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says it is ready for setting up council for barter cooperation with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).

Chairman of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Mr. Ali Hussam Asghar (L) and Pakistan Ambassador to Tehran Mr. Rahim Hayat Qureshi are seen addressing the participant at the Rice Festival at Hotel Espinas of Tehran on Wednesday.

Head of Iran-Russia Joint Trade Council Mr. Vladimir Abedinov in meeting with Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce Gholam-Hossein Shafei said Moscow is seeking the boost of Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran-Pakistan rail route for fascinating the trade trend.

Iran and Pakistan signed a trade and quarantine agreement and they decided to resume export of Iran’s tree to Pakistan after 16 years of halt.

Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran is going to hold a training workshop for Iranian businessmen who are interested in trading with Pakistan, the TPO portal reported.

  Despite close political relations and geographical distance, U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic have prevented Iran-Pakistan's economic ties from realizing their full potential over the past decade, particularly because the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot access international banking.

Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafei in meeting with visiting President Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Mian Nuaman Kabir said that the private sector of Pakistan welcomes restoring barter trade with Iran and it seeks to use barter trade or other mechanisms and ways for strengthening relations with Iran.

Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini during a joint online meeting with the Head of Iran’s Ports and Marine Organization (PMO) Mr. Ali Akbar Safaee said Pakistanis are eager to broaden all-out cooperation with Iran in the field of port and marine transportation especially in launching joint shipping line with Iran.

Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Pakistan’s former envoy to Tehran, has said that Iran’s demands in the Vienna talks that sanctions must be lifted totally are reasonable, IRNA reported on Sunday.

Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda, Head of the Customs Administration of Pakistan, in meeting with Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafei vowed to probe the reasons behind stopping Iranian and Pakistani trucks at Pakistan border crossings.