Transit of goods via Iran rises by 75% in four years

TEHRAN,Oct.29(MNA) - The volume of transited goods via Iran has increased by 75 percent compared to four years ago, the Mehr News Agency quoted deputy roads and urban development minister Shahryar Afandizadeh as saying. He did not refer to any specific figure in this regard. On September 30, Afandizadeh told that over 5.8 million tons of goods were transited via Iran in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, showing 25 percent growth year on year. He added that 2.4 million tons of the transited goods were oil products and the rest were non-oil products. The highest volume of the transited goods was related to transiting 1.8 million tons of goods from Iraq to the UAE. Afandizadeh said that more than 100 countries are currently transiting their goods via Iran.