BEIJING – Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad Gholamreza Nouri Qeziljeh said on Wednesday that Tehran and Beijing have set a target of $2 billion to increase the volume of agricultural exchanges.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries in Kunming, China, Nouri Qeziljeh said the two countries have discussed the cooperation between the two countries and set to expand mutual exchanges.
Upon his arrival, Nouri Qeziljeh said, the meeting of agriculture ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries is dedicated to discussing cooperation between the organization’s members, increasing the level of exchanges, and providing solutions to deepen relations between the organization’s members.
He considered the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries to be among Iran’s most important partners in the field of agriculture, adding, China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Central Asian countries are our important trading partners, and during this meeting, we will pursue ways to improve relations with these countries in the economic, agricultural, and other fields, both bilaterally and within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Regarding cooperation between Iran and China in the field of agriculture he said, currently, most of the two countries’ exchanges are in the field of agriculture, and the volume of exchanges is one billion dollars, with the two countries’ shares in terms of exports and imports being almost equal.