ECO Customs Cooperation Council (ECO-CCC) convened in Turkey where participants underlined the need for easing customs relations among member countries as well as the necessity of fight against smuggling.
They also stressed the significance of electronic trade and extra-territorial trade to further facilitate exchanges and reduce trade costs among member countries.
Sama Farkhondehnejad, who represented Iran Chamber of Commerce in the council meeting, said that the private sector viewpoints for reducing customs tariffs have to be taken into consideration.
She also highlighted the role of electronic exchange of the data as another mechanism to help facilitate trade and increase commercial and transit exchanges.
Taking pre-emptive measures to prevent customs violations and adopting plans to facilitate trade and protect people in the face of the dangers of extra-territorial trade were among other issues discussed in the meeting.