ArmInfo. By the signing of an agreement on the establishment of a free trade zone with Iran, the EAEU expects to increase the volume of trade from the current $6 billion to $20 billion within 5-7 years, Andrey Slepnev, Minister for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), said on May 12 during a press conference the format of a Moscow - Minsk - Astana - Bishkek - Yerevan video bridge. "These are quite real numbers," he stressed.
At the same time, Slepnev pointed to a high probability of signing this agreement between the parties this year.
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Slepnev also noted that thanks to the temporary agreement, which is local and has been in force for more than two years, the volume of trade with Iran has been doubled. Therefore, he noted that in the medium term, with the signing of a new agreement, the growth rate of trade between the EAEU and Iran will be even more rapid.
