In the meeting, Selahvarzi underlined resolving banking and transportation issues as a prerequisite for boosting the economic exchanges between Iran and Bangladesh, the ICCIMA portal reported.

Referring to the close religious, cultural, and historical relations between Iran and Bangladesh, the ICCIMA head said that despite Bangladesh’s great market and Iran’s strategic position, the two countries have not been able to use each other’s economic capacities well.

He further mentioned some of the potential areas for cooperation between Iran and Bangladesh, saying: “Cooperation in the fields of construction materials, minerals, agricultural products, industrial items, and petrochemical products can lead to the development of trade relations between the two countries.”

Selahvarzi pointed to the need for the formation of a joint committee between the businessmen of the two countries as one of the necessary measures for increasing the trade exchanges between Iran and Bangladesh and added: “Within the next two months, an Iran-Bangladesh Joint Economic Committee will be formed in Iran and we hope that the corresponding institution in Bangladesh will also be established soon.”

Stating that Iran and Bangladesh are members of a number of multilateral economic organizations including the D8, Selahvarzi emphasized the necessity of using this capacity and said: “Iran Chamber of Commerce will make the necessary arrangements with Bangladesh Chamber [of Commerce] for the exchange of business delegations between the two countries.”

Chowdhury, for his part, congratulated Selahvarzi on his election as the new head of the ICCIMA, and reminded of the very close, historical and cultural relations between the two countries and said: “Unfortunately, the level of trade relations between Iran and Bangladesh is not in coordination with the level of political relations.”

He stressed that the governments of the two countries also want to increase trade relations, saying: “In this regard, we should try to facilitate the relations between the businessmen of the two countries as much as possible. Unfortunately, there is no direct transportation between Iran and Bangladesh, and the trade is mostly done through third countries.”

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Bangladesh Ambassador to Iran Gousal Azam Sarker and Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs Hojjatoleslam Abdolfattah Navvab held a meeting in Tehran.

During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on Bangladeshi pilgrims who make pilgrimages to the holy shrines situated in Iran.

We call for good relations and unity between Islamic countries, Sarker said, adding that Iran and Bangladesh work together in various international and regional organizations, including the OIC.

There is an opportunity to develop tourism, including in the field of pilgrimage between the two states, he further noted.

Hojjatoleslam Abdolfattah Navvab, for his part, referred to the attempts of the enemies of Islam to sow discord among Muslims, stressing that the Islamic world, by acting in unison, can take effective steps towards comprehensive progress.

He pointed to the Arbaeen pilgrimage procession ceremony as the biggest gathering of people in the world and as an example of Islamic rituals which can play a key role in uniting the Islamic world.

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