‘Russia eager for expanding trade ties with Iran’

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
exhibition, said on Tuesday evening that Russia is eager for expanding economic ties with Iran, IRNA reported.Fatemi-Amin made the remarks
on the sidelines of a meeting with representatives of Iranian companies participating in the mentioned exhibition at the place of the
Iranian embassy in Moscow.The gathering was attended by Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, two deputy industry ministers, the head
well as the heads of Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) and SAIPA Group.Speaking at the meeting, Fatemi Amin said Russian companies are interested
the Industry Ministry are aimed to remove the existing obstacles as much as possible and we hope to repeat such successful moves that we see
Russia have made agreements on cooperation in aviation and maritime industries and are planning on taking joint measures in the future,
Fatemi-Amin said at the end of the meeting.The minister told reporters that the two countries have made agreements on aviation and
shipbuilding industries, noting that big steps have been taken in the industry sector in both Iran and Russia that has to be pursued to bear
fruit.Fatemi-Amin said Iran was seriously pursuing the case to reach a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as
Iranian and Russian businesses and the governments are only facilitating the relationship.If the businesses are linked through joint
ago, the head of Russian customs also visited Iran and good agreements were reached between the two sides; also, a tripartite memorandum was
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