Tehran, Astana Eager to Expand Economic Ties
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, in a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay, has called for expansion of economic and trade ties between the two sides.
Larijani and Orazbay discussed expansion of mutual economic and trade ties in the meeting in Tehran.
"It is vital to improve banking ties to ease bilateral trade relations,” Larijani said.
"The signed contracts between the two countries will facilitate imports and exports of goods between Iran and Kazakhstan but it is crucial to lubricate the process,” he added.
He also called for improvement of tourism ties between Tehran and Astana.
The Kazakh ambassador, for his turn, referred to the initiation of direct flights between the two countries as of Monday and highlighted the importance of the route in cases when there are no flights between Iran and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Larijani and Orazbay discussed expansion of mutual economic and trade ties in the meeting in Tehran.
"It is vital to improve banking ties to ease bilateral trade relations,” Larijani said.
"The signed contracts between the two countries will facilitate imports and exports of goods between Iran and Kazakhstan but it is crucial to lubricate the process,” he added.
He also called for improvement of tourism ties between Tehran and Astana.
The Kazakh ambassador, for his turn, referred to the initiation of direct flights between the two countries as of Monday and highlighted the importance of the route in cases when there are no flights between Iran and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.