Minister Underlines Expansion of Trade Exchanges between Iran, Tajikistan
The volume of trade and economic exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan showed a considerable 300% growth in 2022 compared to last year, Mehrabian said, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 15th edition of the Iran-Tajikistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in Tehran.
He expressed the hope that bilateral trade and economic exchanges would be further expanded in the next months and years.
The minister stressed that the trade and economic delegations between the two countries should be more activated in order to witness further economic growth.
Iran and Tajikistan have so far held 14th commissions, Mehrabian said, adding that a number of 17 cooperation documents were inked in the latest visit of Tajik officials to Iran.
Iran and Tajikistan agreed to include local currencies in bilateral trade as the two countries seek to reduce the role of the US dollar in their growing economic and energy ties.
Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma said earlier this week that his country and Iran will start to use national and regional currencies to settle trade payments.
“Trade between the two countries will be settled in recognized currencies as well as in the official currencies of the two countries,” said Juma during a visit to Iran.
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