President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh says Iran has been using Romanian machinery for decades and is ready for more increased cooperation with the country on industrial machinery industry.
Hassanzadeh made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday with Romanian Ambassador to Iran Mirela-Carmen Grecu.
He put Iran’s last year volume of trade with Romania at €250 million which he said is not proportionate with longstanding relations between the two countries.
The last session of Iran-Romania Joint Economic Commission dates back to 20 years ago, the Iran Chamber of Commerce president said, adding that Iran expects the commission to convene in Tehran at the earliest.
Noting that the prices of Iranian exports products are very competitive and in cases lower than that of their Chinese equivalents, Hassanzadeh said the ground has to be paved for more Iranian exports to Romania and more imports from the country.
The Romanian ambassador said for her part that the private sectors of Iran and Romania would play a major role in expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Many businesspeople in Romania are eager to engage in more cooperation with Iran private sector, the ambassador said, adding that the embassy is making every effort on facilitating trade between the two nations.
She proposed the formation of an information trade center for Iranian and Romanian businesspeople which she said can expedite trade between the two countries and help the businesspeople on both sides to upgrade their information about the trade potentials.