Beijing expresses willingness to participate in Iran's maritime projects
Date
2/28/2023 7:18:31 AM
(MENAFN) China has expressed interest in participating in Iran's maritime projects, according to Saeed Jafari, head of the Supreme Council of Marine Industries' Secretariat. Following positive negotiations between the two nations during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's recent visit to China, Chinese representatives expressed a willingness to contribute to all of Iran's marine projects, Jafari said. During the visit, the Iranian delegation held discussions with major Chinese maritime companies, resulting in fruitful agreements, he added.
As one of the world's leading maritime producers with large and capable companies in the field, China will be instrumental in technology transfer for manufacturing large-scale vessels, according to Jafari. While Iran has several good companies in this field, they are still inexperienced in constructing many types of vessels, so having an experienced consultant will be advantageous, he noted.
Jafari said that the talks' main focus was on technology transfer for the manufacturing of large-scale vessels. "Currently, we have good companies in this field, but because our companies are still green in the construction of many vessels, it is better to have another experienced company as a consultant with us," the official added.
The transfer of major equipment and components that cannot be produced domestically was another crucial topic on which both sides agreed in the marine sector, according to Jafari.
During his three-day state visit to China, Raisi signed several bilateral cooperation agreements with Beijing, covering areas such as agriculture, trade, tourism, environmental protection, health, disaster relief, culture, and sports. The agreements, worth $12 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively, cover various joint projects, including the high-speed rail link between Tehran and Mashhad and investments in the Imam Khomeini Airport City.
According to Majid-Reza Hariri, head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce, trade between Iran and China can be tripled, given the opportunities presented by the two countries' 25-year strategic agreement. "In the worst conditions created by sanctions, our trade with the Chinese reached about 24 billion dollars, and we can increase this figure by at least three times," Hariri said.
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