President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei has urged the need for more enhanced cooperation between private sector actors of Iran and Belarus, particularly in the area of agriculture and techno-engineering.
Shafei made the remarks in meeting with Belarusian Ambassador to Iran Dmitry Koltsov in northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Sunday.
He said that it is a top priority of Iran to expand trade ties with Belarus as the country has made significant growth in its GDP and other economic indicators.
Development of Belarusian infrastructure, including roads, bridges and dams has been on the agenda of the country over the past years, Shafei said, adding that Iran enjoys good techno-engineering potentials which can be used for further cooperation between the two nations.
He also said that a recent visit to Iran by the Belarusian president opened a new chapter in relations between the two countries when they sign seven cooperation documents.
The Iran Chamber of Commerce also renewed the call for forming a joint committee of commerce between Iran and Belarus.
The Belarusian ambassador, for his part, referred to longstanding relations between the two countries, adding that both sides have been exchanging different delegations over the past years.
Ambassador Koltsov said that transportation is of special significance in Tehran-Minsk trade ties, adding that given its geographic position, the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi has huge potentials for promotion of transportation.
He also invited the president of Iran Chamber of Commerce to pay a visit to his country to discuss forming a joint committee of commerce.
Noting that trade exchanges between Iran and Belarus more than tripled last year, the ambassador underlined the need for further economic cooperation between the two countries.