INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- ASEAN Day 2022 was celebrated at the place of Royal Thai Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, attended by ambassadors of some of the member
countries in Iran as well as some Iranian officials, and also officials from other countries, including Russian and Indian ambassadors in
Tehran.Delivering a speech at the beginning of the ceremony, Reza Zabib, the assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
continued to say:Accordingly, the policy of the government of Mr
Raisi is to strengthen friendly relations with the countries in this region, being aware of the friendly and constructive approach of South
Asian countries and confident that relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and these friend countries in the region will be further
strengthened and consolidated peace and friendship and secure common interests.Through its desirable conduct in the past five decades, ASEAN
has proved to be driving force for peace and stability and development in the region, and has become a valuable platform for promoting
cooperation among its member states, especially in the area of economy, and in such a way over the past few years it has succeeded in
creating an ecosystem of stability and prosperity in South East Asia.The conduct and success of ASEAN has not only contributed to the
peaceful settlement of challenges, but also to boosting democracy and economic growth and regional prosperity.To continue this constructive
role, ASEAN ought to be able to adapt itself to new requirements in the current changing world and overcome current challenges.As a country
with practical practice in contributing to maintaining regional peace, the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the only way to maintain
stability and security for prosperity of the people in South East Asia is to strengthen mutual cooperation and develop regional set-ups by
the ASEAN member states themselves.Aiming to improve the level of relation with ASEAN and using bilateral and multilateral potential of the
ASEAN member states and in compliance with the policy of promoting multilateralism, Islamic Republic of Iran has shown its strong will to
enhance cooperation with ASEAN member states through joining the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in South Asia (TAC) (embodies universal
principles of peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation among states in Southeast Asia), presenting a roadmap for cooperation between
the Islamic Republic of Iran and ASEAN with joint projects in the fields of science, tourism, and health, which has been submitted to the
ASEAN Secretariate, shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran is serious and has a forward looking prospective to expand cooperation with the
projects of Iran and ASEAN.In the end, once again I reiterate the strong will of the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to continue and strengthen cooperation with the ASEAN member states with a view to utilize the prospective potentials for the benefit of our
people and strengthen stability and progress in the East and West Asia and to help create and expand more inclusive peace and friendship
with a discourse way under rule of law in the international relations.ASEAN members willing to have closer ties with Iran: Thai
consideration, especially some member countries of ASEAN, for importing medical equipment form Iran, meaning that Iran is reputable in terms
discussion between exporters and importers of Thailand and Iran in terms of having some sort of trade in the area of rice and fertilizer;
discussing and I hope that the trade relations between ASEAN and Iran could be improved, especially when we see the prospect of JCPOA
to enter the Iranian market because of the tariffs which are very high and also some sort of standards that make it difficult for us to
trade agreement among us; with the trade agreement this kind of tariff could be reduced and also the tax will be reduced; they would make
Desk Mohsen Rezaei-Pour, the value of Iran's exports to the ASEAN member countries rose 33 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year
year, the official said.Indonesia was the top export destination for Iranian goods among the ASEAN member states in the previous year,
importing $1.101 billion worth of commodities, Reza-Pour noted, adding exports to Indonesia rose 63 percent in terms of value.During the
of goods worth $784 million to this country, according to the official.The exports to Thailand increased by 59 percent in terms of value
compared to the preceding year.The top exported items to Thailand include steel ingots, steel sections, zinc, chicken viscera, bitumen, and
Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, ad Thailand.As set out in the Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are to accelerate economic growth, social
progress, and cultural development in the region, to promote regional peace, collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common
interest, to provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities, to collaborate for better utilization of
cooperation with existing international organizations with similar aims and purposes.
