Syria, Iran Set to Boost Trade Relations

Date: 03 February 2021 - 21:35

News ID: ۸۷۲۵۸

TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Head of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum has said Tehran and Damascus plan to reinforce economic cooperation and trade ties, , noting that Iran’s government and private sectors have made coordination to widen presence in the Syrian market.
Zadboum said that Iran and Syria are intent to develop mutual trade, stressing the role of the Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce in joint trade events.
He expressed TPO’s readiness to implement all bilateral agreements, eliminating some legal obstacles, holding a conference on trade opportunities with Syria in the near future, and examining the required amendments to the Free Trade Agreement with Damascus.
"It is expected that with the coordination and synergy of government institutions and the private sector involved in Syrian trade, in the near future we will see the increase of activities at the Syrian market and revive trade relations with Syria,” Zadboum said.