Private sector representatives from Iran and Kazakhstan signed nine cooperation documents during a visit by a large Iranian trade delegation to the Kazakh capital Astana.
A 100-member delegation from Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, led by its president Samad Hassanzadeh, returned to Tehran after the trip, which coincided with an official visit by President Masoud Pezeshkian to Kazakhstan.
During the visit, the Iranian chamber signed three memorandums of understanding with KazTrade, Kazakhstan’s Trade Development Council, and the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, known as Atameken. The agreements focus on cooperation in exchanging trade information, facilitating the exchange of business delegations, logistics, and green transportation of goods.
Several Iranian companies also signed six cooperation agreements with their Kazakh counterparts in sectors including agricultural exports, mining, copper production and the food industry.