Safari: We have exported 33 billion dollars in 8 months of this year

according to the foreign policy group Tasnim news agency, Mehdi Safari, Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appeared on Khabar’s First Front program and talked about trade with neighbors and Iran’s export situation, as well as economic policy.

Safari in Regarding Iran’s exports to the neighbors, he said: the priority of the 13th government has been the neighbors, of course, we have emphasized that we have had this goal simultaneously with Africa, Latin America, East Asia and the Commonwealth of Nations, some of which are our neighbors. We have exported about 32 or 33 billion dollars in the first eight months of this year. 2.9 billion of our exports were to China, immediately to Iraq, the UAE and then to India, whose numbers are also known.

It has reached 2 billion dollars and this is the number that the customs says. In most businesses, there is also a non-customs market. In the case of Central Asian countries, the president has made trips in these two years. Regarding agriculture, we signed 50 documents in the agriculture sector in two years, 16 of which were in the presence of the president. Another point is that we have had this growth in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The percentage has increased But it was high in terms of volume. If we have exported 33 billion in total, it is 1.6% less than last year in terms of price, but it is 23% more in terms of volume.

He said: Regarding imports this year, our imports are about 43 billion, which is a high number compared to last year. Someone says why the import has increased, well, it is a year of growth and production, you have to import raw materials to be able to produce, either in the steel sector, in the non-steel metal sector, or in the automobile sector and various industries. Regarding imports, one of the countries we imported from is the UAE. The UAE is not a manufacturing country, it is an intermediary country and they often have offices there. Next is China. Our import from China was 12.1. After China and UAE, our import is from Turkey and after India and Germany, our import from Germany is 1.4 billion dollars. 1.2 billion from India.

We received positive results during the President’s visit to Russia

Deputy of Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the recent visit of the President to Russia and the issues raised during this trip said: The trip lasted for several hours. It was not more. Officials from the central bank were present from different groups. Ministers had meetings with their colleagues. The President and Mr. Putin had a summary of it. After that, the ministers reported in a big meeting, both in the transit sector, in the financial sector and in different sectors, and we received very positive results.

Safari said about transit: This year, our transit is 32% compared to last year. We had growth. 9.8 million tons of cargo were moved in the road sector, 1.8 million tons in the railway sector, which grew by almost 6% and will reach 20% by the end of the year.

The second bridge of Astrachai will be opened soon

This Iranian diplomat is concerned about the opening of the bridge of Astrachai. Dad: Soon the second bridge of Astrachai will be opened, that is, it is finished, the ships are activated on the Caspian Sea. Some of our provinces directly send their goods to Russia and the countries along the Caspian Sea through the Caspian Sea.

He explained: I was ambassador to Russia for seven years. Their delivery was excellent. On the way back from the Kremlin, if you want to go to the hall, there are 76 steps. When Mr. Putin came back, they greeted the president’s car, heavy snow, severe cold, and it didn’t move until Mr. Putin’s car started moving. In my opinion, there will be very good results in the various meetings that the two presidents had.

Program Plans are being made to grow trade with Saudi Arabia

Safari said about the trade relations with Saudi Arabia: Is. It is a golden opportunity for us and the private sector should be activated, but we have not yet had the opportunity to travel with a delegation to Saudi Arabia and do business. We followed up and it is planned. We hope to have good growth in relation to Saudi Arabia both in the trade sector and in the mutual investments sector. and Oman was held in Tehran, adding: Soon we will have a joint commission with the Emirates. In this joint commission, the essential part is economic and commercial issues. These are the things that we hope to have business growth with these Persian Gulf countries.

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Coca-Cola producers in the country said they have nothing to do with Coca-Cola.

and they themselves should check. Most of the drugs we import from Europe and America, investigate who is behind them. We must try and make these things self-sufficient and we have this program in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Safari also said about the possibility of Coca-Cola’s relationship with the Iranian company: the one who Coca-Cola It says that we do not give any profit to it (main company) and it is our own formulation. In those meetings we had, they said they had no connection. Our relevant Director General in the Department of Economic Diplomacy is responsible for this work and has sent the list to the Ministry of Security.

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