President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh has urged the need for Iran and Burkina Faso to tap into the potentials of their chambers of commerce to give a boost to bilateral trade.
Hassanzadeh made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Monday with Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Iran Kaboureh Mohammadi.
Noting that lack of information about Burkina Faso’s potentials is a major point of weakness, he said that Burkina Faso’s economy relies on trade and once Iran is provided with the necessary information about the country’s economic laws, the two countries can further expand trade ties.
The Iran Chamber of Commerce president also voiced Tehran’s readiness to render techno-engineering services to Burkina Faso.
He also said that Iran has made significant progress in the pharmaceuticals and medical services and the ground is prepared for more cooperation between the two nations in these areas.
Hassanzadeh also added that Iran seeks overseas farming in Burkina Faso.
He invited the president of Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce and Industry to pay a visit to Iran for expansion of bilateral relations and implementing the agreements made in a joint commission of the two countries.
The ambassador of Burkina Faso, for his part, hailed Iran’s potentials in the areas of mining, agriculture and petrochemicals, adding that the two countries can cooperate in these fields.
He also stressed the need for further cooperation in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, noting that Iran can launch pharmaceutical factories in Burkina Faso.
The ambassador welcomed Iran’s overseas farming in Burkina Faso and joint exports of agricultural products to other countries.
He proposed to manage an online meeting to introduce his countries trade potentials to the Iranian businesspeople.