Iran's Chabahar Port Safe Transit Hub For Indonesian Goods: Official
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Senior officials from Iran and Indonesia on Saturday discussed
ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, especially in
economy and trade, Trend reports citing IRNA .
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic diplomacy Mehdi
Safari hosted Rachmat Gobel, Vice Speaker of Indonesia's House of
Representatives, in the capital Tehran.
The Iranian official said that there are grounds for developing
trade ties between the two countries, and announced his country's
readiness to use national currencies in trade exchanges as part of
efforts to expand those ties.
He referred to Chabahar Port, located in Iran's southeastern
Sistan-Balouchestan Province, and said that the port can serve as a
key and safe transit point for Indonesia to export its goods to
regional countries.
Safari added that the two countries can also expand their
cooperation on nanotechnology and biotechnology, as well as energy
and mineral resources, given Iran's capabilities in these
sectors.
The Indonesian official explained that his trip to Tehran was
aimed at following up agreements previously reached between the two
sides to develop bilateral relations.
He stressed that Iran and Indonesia, as the two important
countries in two strategic regions, should promote their ties and
voiced Jakarta's readiness to work on fulfilling that aim.
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