Speaking to ILNA, Amir Abedi talked about the latest developments on the trade between Iran and Kazakhstan, saying that recent studies and statistics of the Iran Customs Administrations show that the total exports of Iran to Kazakhstan in nine months this year have been 360.3k tons in terms of weight and $132.6m in value.

He said that Kazakhstan is one of the founders of the Eurasian Economic Union and the World Bank studies show that Kazakhstan’s economy in recent years has improved and the per capita revenue of Kazakhs has soared considerably. He added that Russia, China and some European countries are among the main trade partners of Kazakhstan. He reiterated that Kazakhstan is the biggest country in the Central Asia which is Iran’s neighbor via the Caspian Sea.

Abedi added that access to the Caspian Sea can be an especial opportunity for Iran’s trade for exporting its products to Kazakhstan while exports to Kazakhstan can be done by land, too. He noted that as Iran and Kazakhstan have had good relations for long yers, improvement of trade ties with Kazakhstan can be important for Iranian traders.

He stated Iran’s exports to Kazakhstan in the first three quarters of the current year have been 360.3k tons in weight and $132.6m in value while the total imports from Kazakhstan have been around $37.9m. He noted that so the total trade of Iran and Kazakhstan stands at $170.5m.

Abedi went on to say that Iran’s exports to Iran last year were $167.9 while the imports from Kazakhstan were valued at $37.4m.

He said that agro and food products, different types of mining and construction stones and home appliances have been major exporting items of Iran to Kazakhstan.

Abedi reiterated that Russia is the main exporter to Kazakhstan which shows the economic dependence of this country to Russia. He said in 2020, Russia accounted for 35% of Kazakhstan’s required imports which is a considerable figure. He noted that China with 17% is the second exporting country to Kazakhstan and South Korea with 13% is the third country while the U.S. only accounts for 3% of Kazakhstan’s required imports.

He went on to say that if technical and engineering services to Kazakhstan are added, the bilateral trade between Tehran and Nur-Sultan can hit $450m which is higher than what has been registered in the customs administration.

Abedi said that on exports, Kazakhstan is west-bound and Western countries have been Kazakhstan’s destinations for exports but Russia and China still have a considerable share in Kazakhstan’s exports.

He said due to high capacities and potentials, Iran and Kazakhstan can expand their economic cooperation and it needs good planning and studies, reiterating that signing joint MoUs is another effective way for improving trade between Ira and Kazakhstan.

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In the webinar which was held on Tuesday, the participants explored ways for broadening economic cooperation between Iran and China and especially with Shanghai. During the webinar, Head of TCCIMA Ms. Masoud Khansari raised some suggestions for expansion of economic and commercial ties between Iran and China and Head of CCPIT Mr. Zhou Minhao also announced the launch of the platform for Shanghai virtual exhibition with cooperation of the e-trade website of Alibaba Company and support of Shanghai Municipality, and stipulated that the platform can be innovative ways for expansion of cooperation between Iranian economic enterprises with Shanghai.

Addressing the webinar, Khansari pointed to the unilateral and unfair sanctions of the U.S. against Iran and some other countries like China, and called for taking a new and effective strategy for regulating relations between the aligned countries. He also pointed to the 25-year cooperation agreement between Iran and China and noted that this opportunity should be used as a foundation for the infrastructural cooperation between the two states for long cooperation in the future. Khansari also underscored the development of ties between Iran and China under the project of One Belt and One Road, adding that the private sector and especially the TCCIMA have plans on its agenda to concentrate on interactions with China’s provinces like Shanghai.

Khansari also said the chamber is keen for the launch of a permanent connection channel between TCCIMA and CCPIT for expansion of ties and emphasized the exchange of the website links of these two private sector bodies of the two states for an easy and safe access of economic activists and traders of the both countries.

He also called for activating the joint arbitration committee between the two countries which has been agreed by the both sides and called it a necessity. He further said that the draft for MoU on cooperation between TCCIMA and CCPIT has been prepared and reminded that this cooperation document will be a new opportunity for enhancing improvement of the level of cooperation between the two countries.

Then Zhou Minhao, for his part, said that Iran and China will celebrate their 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year and expansion of the One Belt and One Road project by China is a proof for China’s strategies of open doors and reciprocal benefits, reiterating that this has provided a valuable opportunity for cooperation enterprises worldwide and especially Iran.

Zhou also pointed to China’s policy during the COVID-19 pandemic era, saying that holding international exhibition on import and export in Shanghai is one of the policies of the country, adding that the launch of platform for Shanghai virtual exhibition is another step for easing the ties of the trade communities from different countries like Iran with Shanghai Economic Zone. Then he pointed to some facilities and services that the CCPIT can provide to the economic enterprises and called for growing cooperation between the CCPIT and TCCIMA.

Then Iran’s counselor in Shanghai Mr. Ramezan Parvaz, for his part, revealed the decline in trade volume between Iran and Shanghai and said in 2019, the trade volume between Iran and Shanghai was $2.321b as Iran’s exports accounted for $1.416b of the total amount and Shanghai’s share was $905m. He added the figure faced 13 percent decline in 2020 as the bilateral trade of Iran and Shanghai slumped to below $2b.

He noted that one of the problems ahead of economic ties of the two countries is the transfer of money and called for finding a solution for this woe.

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In this meeting, the Iranian side expressed willingness for developing mutual economic relations on the basis of technical knowledge and technology, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

Speaking in the meeting, Jamili noted that Finland is one of the most influential and pioneering European countries in the field of startups, knowledge-based, and innovative and creative companies.

“We want to change the focus of our cooperation from the physical exchange of goods to the development of cooperation on the basis of technical knowledge and technology,” Jamili stressed.

He referred to a recent meeting between Iranian businessmen and Finland’s ambassador to Tehran, saying that in that meeting a report on the status of the two countries’ trade was presented.

He further expressed dissatisfaction with the low level of trade exchanges between the two countries, saying: “Finland is one of the important countries that, despite its effective role in the field of technology and its share in international markets, unfortunately, has had a very low level of trade with Iran over the last decade.”

“Part of this [the low level of trade] has been due to insufficient mutual knowledge about the two countries’ markets and part due to the lack of serious will on the traders’ side,” the official added.

Elsewhere in the meeting, the Finish official underlined Iran’s great capacities and potentials for investment and trade, saying: “There are many opportunities and good economic incentives to invest in Iran; We can work together to identify these opportunities.”

He suggested holding training courses for Iranian entrepreneurs by ICCIMA in collaboration with the Finish Embassy in Tehran.

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Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboum made the remarks in his meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Tehran Gaddam Dharmendra.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the decrease in trade between Iran and India, Zadboum said, “It is necessary for the negotiations of the preferential trade agreement for the exchange of commodity lists subject to the said agreement and the necessary measures to return petrochemical, industrial and steel goods to the basket of Iranian exports to India to enter the implementation phase immediately.”

“In this regard, it was agreed with the close cooperation of the Indian Embassy in Tehran, the negotiated issues to be implemented as soon as possible,” he added.

Referring to the date of the video conference of the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran and his Indian counterpart, the Indian ambassador, for his part, stressed that this issue should be followed up and finalized through the embassy as soon as possible and within the next three weeks.

At the end of the meeting, the two sides stressed the two countries’ determination to develop and improve economic and trade relations.

Last week an official from Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization says the organization is abiding by the Coronavirus National Task Force guidelines, adding that trade relations with India are continuing while observing the measures.

Hossein Abbasnejad, from Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran, said that since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Iranian ports have not stopped operating, adding that Iranian maritime activities and the activities of the ports have continued while observing necessary measures announced by the Coronavirus National Task Force.

The Iranian authority stressed that after the recent spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing problems in India, the Ports and Maritime Organization is acting according to the decisions made by the Coronavirus National Task Force.

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Mahmoud Vaezi, from Iran on Monday called on Turkey and Azerbaijan to resolve the problems of trucks at the border.

In a telephone conversation with Turkey’s Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, Vaezi spoke about the problems of Turkish trucks left behind the Turkish border. The two sides also exchanged views on the movement of Iranian trucks at the Turkish-Bulgarian border to load perishable goods in the port of Mersin.

In this conversation, the decision was made to resolve the problems of the trucks carrying perishable materials on Tuesday, according to the Iranian government’s official website.

Vaezi and Pekcan also agreed that the process of transportation and transit between the two countries continues within the framework of the health and hygiene protocols.

In a separate telephone call, Vaezi held talks with Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mostafayev about ways to speed up the resolution of problems caused by COVID-19, especially the ones affecting the transit route of goods as well as rail, sea and land transport between the two countries.

The two sides also decided to resolve these problems within the next two days, based on the health protocols that have been developed.

They further stressed the process of joint trade and business cooperation be facilitated.

In this conversation, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan also announced that the president of the country has ordered the allocation of five million dollars to provide the goods needed by Iran to fight the coronavirus.

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