TEHRAN - Irans Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Atabak will lead an economic delegation to Minsk, Belarus, on January 15 to take part in the 17th Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Committee meeting.According to the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), Akbar Godari, Director General for Central Asia, Caucasus, and Russia at TPO, revealed that the commission will convene on January 15 and 16.
The event will be co-chaired by the two nations Industry ministers.The commission will focus on reinforcing and expanding shared cooperation in trade, market, agriculture, investment, health care, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and economic sector partnership to even more boost bilateral economic and trade relations.At the conclusion of the meeting, a memorandum of understanding will be signed by the 2 countries market ministers.During the visit, Minister Atabak is likewise set up to meet with Belarusian Prime Minister and other high-ranking officials.
In addition, the Iranian Trade Center in Belarus will be inaugurated by the Iranian delegation.Godari mentioned that trade in between Iran and Belarus reached approximately $38 million over the past 8 months, with agricultural and petrochemical products being Irans main exports.The previous session of the Joint Economic Commission in between the two countries was kept in October 2023 in Tehran.EF/