TEHRAN Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, on Monday invited Russian business to actively participate in Iran Expo 2025, the countrys biggest trade and export showcase, during a meeting with Sergey Katyrin, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.According to a statement from the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, the 2 sides emphasized the significance of broadening trade cooperation and exchanging service delegations under the framework of the Iran-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement.Jalali described trade ties in between Tehran and Moscow as growing and prompted the complete implementation of the open market deal, which was signed in January 2024 in St.
Petersburg and will enter into effect on May 15, 2025, following ratification by all member states.
The arrangement covers 87 percent of traded items in between Iran and the 5 member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, giving them customizeds exemptions.Highlighting Iran Expo 2025, arranged for April 28 to May 2 in Tehran, Jalali called for strong involvement from Russian business and economic stakeholders.
He also revealed an upcoming visit to Moscow by a high-level Iranian trade delegation, led by the head of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.Katyrin invited the Iranian delegations upcoming see and said Russias Chamber of Commerce was all set to host its Iranian equivalent.
He noted that while present trade volumes are positive, they fall short of the full potential of bilateral financial ties and must be broadened.
He also encouraged greater participation by companies from both countries in each others trade exhibitions.The conference concluded with arrangements on the schedule and details of the upcoming visit by Samad Hassanzadeh, head of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, and his accompanying delegation of Iranian business leaders.EF/ Photo: Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, consulted with Sergey Katyrin, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Monday.
This short article very first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times