INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Gholam-Hossein Shafeie, head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), has said tariff barriers and
transportation problems are the main factors that are hindering Iran-Bangladesh trade relations
Shafeie made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's new Ambassador to Dhaka Mansour Chavoshi in Tehran on Tuesday.Chavoshi, who has been
growth in recent years and assessed the future economic prospects of the country as positive.He emphasized the need to improve the trade
infrastructures of the two countries for the development of mutual cooperation.The ICCIMA head further pointed to common areas for economic
cooperation such as transportation, construction materials such as bitumen and cement, fuel, investment, clothing and textile, agriculture,
herbal medicines, and medical devices, saying that the two sides should take all the necessary measures to benefit from these
capacities.According to Shafeie, Bangladesh has established tariff exemption treaties with some countries including the members of the
European Union, and therefore, in order to facilitate trade with the Islamic Republic, it is necessary to implement a similar preferential
trade agreement that has already been approved by the two countries.Referring to the recent trip of an Iranian trade delegation to Dhaka to
including the reduction of trade tariffs and the cancellation of business visas among the members of this organization
It was also announced that the next round of the meeting of the D-8 Chambers of Commerce would be held in Tehran, and it was welcomed by
announced.Chavoshi for his part emphasized the importance of Iran-Bangladesh relations and pointed to the great advantages that Iran can
