Tuesday, May 2 2017 17:03
Naira Badalian

Iranian working team to visit Armenia to study the export potential of the country

Iranian working team to visit Armenia to  study  the export potential  of the country

ArmInfo. Businessmen from Iranian  province of Markazi are interested in making investments in Armenian  economy. This was stated by jafar Afshun, the Vice Governor of the  province during the session of central Iran Export  Improvement  working team.   

According to Artashes Tumanyan, the Ambassador of Armenia  Iran,  quoted by IRNA agency, Armenia, becoming  an EEU  member, could be  the gate for Iran to enter 180-million market of EEU. Tumanyan  mentioned also an option for Iranian entrepreneurs assuming the tax  free entrance to EEU market.  "Proceeding of this, Armenia and IRI  should use this opportunity and expand economic cooperation,"  diplomat mentioned. 

Artashes Tumanyan invite the attention of Iranian businessmen to  three FEZ existing in  Armenia. Besides, he presented the advantages  that RA possesses within the framework of GSP+ preferential mood  rendered by EEU  (which gives an option to Armenia to export 6400  titles of products without any customs fees). As Tumanyan mentioned,  the high level of political relations is not supported with  appropriate level of economic cooperation. For now, the turnover  between two  countries forms about USD 300 mln, but the potentioal,  according to Tumanyan, is much larger. 

According to Reza Djafari, the Director of Chamber of Commerce of the  province mentioned, it is necessary to estimate the exporting  potential of Markazi province in respect to Armenia. Within this, he  offered to form a working team to visit Armenia in the nearest  future. -v- According to the  National Statistics Service of RA, in  January-December 2016 the foreign trade turnover between Armenia and  Iran formed USD 238, 9 mln.

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