Iranian Official: Iraq Is The Second Largest Importer Of Iranian Goods Early This Year

BAGHDAD, Iraq (NINA) - Secretary-General of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Hamid Hosseini announced on Monday that "according to trade statistics during the first four months of the Iranian year (March 21, 2017), Iraq was the second largest importer of Iranian goods during this period. "Statistics show that 15 per cent of Iran's total exports (in the first four months of this year) were to Iraq," Hosseini said, according to IRNA. "The Iranian exports reached 12 billion dollars last September, and Iraq's share was 2 billion dollars of this total, indicating an increase of 6.5 percent compared to last year," he added. He announced that "The Iranian-Iraqi trade forum is to be held in Tehran from September 11 to 12," . He added that: "Iraqi parliamentarians will be invited to participate in the" Great Trade Forum ", which will discuss ways to enhance trade deal between the two countries and mechanisms to remove obstacles in this context, stressing the active role of this event. / End