An Iranian Trade Center has been inaugurated in Moscow in a ceremony participated by Iranian and Russian officials and businesspeople.
“The Russian market is a desirable destination for Iranian goods, ranging from petrochemical products and minerals to agricultural and food products, construction materials, apparel, iron and steel and industrial machinery,” Bahman Abdollahi, the head of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives, was quoted as saying by ILNA on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony, adding that the trade center will help introduce Iranian goods and services to the Russian market.
Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador in Moscow, said Iran and Russia traded a record high of $4 billion worth of goods in 2021.
Alireza Peymanpak, the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran who was also present at the event, said organizing and coordinating joint events and exhibitions, planning visits by trade and business delegations and linking Iranian businesspeople to their Russian counterparts are the main tasks of the trade center.
Concurrent with the opening of the trade center in Moscow, an exclusive Iranian exhibition was inaugurated on the same day (Sept. 7) at the Crocus Expo complex of the Russian capital in the presence of Iranian officials and businesspeople and their Russian counterparts.
Representatives of more than 50 Iranian companies are showcasing their goods and services at the event.
Crocus Expo is among the top 15 exhibition centers in the world and one of the top 10 in Europe. It is the biggest in Eastern Europe.
The Iranian event was held by Iran Cooperative Chamber and licensed by the Trade Promotion Organization. It will run through Sept. 10.