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Sat, 10/08/2011 - 11:15
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Tehran, Ankara to boost trade, industrial ties
TEHRAN,Oct.8(MNA)-– The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran’s Managing Director Hamid Safdel has expressed hope that Iran and Turkey will boost bilateral trade and industrial ties thanks to the provided infrastructures.
The value of non-oil trade between the two countries surpassed $497 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (ended August 22).
On Wednesday, Iran's Industry, Mine and Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari also called for the speedy implementation of a plan to set up a joint industrial township with Turkey.
Ghazanfari made the remarks in a meeting with Turkish Science, Industry & Technology Minister Nihat Ergun on the sidelines of the second summit of industry ministers of eight developing countries (D8) in Turkey.
The idea to set up a joint industrial township with Turkey was first proposed by Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Bahman Hosseinpour during a meeting with Ergun in 2009, which was welcomed by the Turkish minister.
The two countries’ trade value stood at $10.6 billion in 2010, which was 97 percent more than 2009.
Previously, Turkish Statistical Institute reported that the two countries’ trade value will surpass 15 billion dollars in 2011 by enforcing the inked preferential trade agreement.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in February announced that the value of trade between Iran and Turkey will reach $30 billion during Iranian calendar year 1390 (to end March 20, 2012).
Ahmadinejad made the remarks during a joint press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
“The value of trade exchanges between the two countries surpassed 10 billion dollars last year and we are determined to increase it to 30 billion dollars through comprehensive cooperation,” Ahmadinejad stated.
Iran was Turkey’s first crude oil supplier in the first three months of 2011, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) said in a report.
Iran exported over 1.8 million tons of crude oil to its neighboring country during the mentioned period, accounting for 30 percent of Turkey’s crude imports.
Turkey's oil imports reached a total of 4.295 million tons in the mentioned time span.
Iran also is Turkey’s second natural gas supplier after Russia.
The value of non-oil trade between the two countries surpassed $497 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (ended August 22).
On Wednesday, Iran's Industry, Mine and Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari also called for the speedy implementation of a plan to set up a joint industrial township with Turkey.
Ghazanfari made the remarks in a meeting with Turkish Science, Industry & Technology Minister Nihat Ergun on the sidelines of the second summit of industry ministers of eight developing countries (D8) in Turkey.
The idea to set up a joint industrial township with Turkey was first proposed by Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Bahman Hosseinpour during a meeting with Ergun in 2009, which was welcomed by the Turkish minister.
The two countries’ trade value stood at $10.6 billion in 2010, which was 97 percent more than 2009.
Previously, Turkish Statistical Institute reported that the two countries’ trade value will surpass 15 billion dollars in 2011 by enforcing the inked preferential trade agreement.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in February announced that the value of trade between Iran and Turkey will reach $30 billion during Iranian calendar year 1390 (to end March 20, 2012).
Ahmadinejad made the remarks during a joint press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
“The value of trade exchanges between the two countries surpassed 10 billion dollars last year and we are determined to increase it to 30 billion dollars through comprehensive cooperation,” Ahmadinejad stated.
Iran was Turkey’s first crude oil supplier in the first three months of 2011, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) said in a report.
Iran exported over 1.8 million tons of crude oil to its neighboring country during the mentioned period, accounting for 30 percent of Turkey’s crude imports.
Turkey's oil imports reached a total of 4.295 million tons in the mentioned time span.
Iran also is Turkey’s second natural gas supplier after Russia.
