Iran-Belarus discuss development strategy

Tehran, Feb 17, IRNA – Belarusian Foreign Minister Siarhiej Martynau in a meeting with Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian here on Tuesday discussed ways of developing trade and industry cooperation.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Mehrabian told reporters that the two countries have good capacities in the field of industry and developing ties would be beneficial for both Iran and Belarus.

He said that experts of the two countries are considering ways to develop cooperation in different fields.

Iran has commissioned several factories in Belarus and by developing the second phase of car manufacturing plant in Belarus, the production capacity of Iranian automobile there will increase another 25 thousand units.

According to an agreement signed last year, Iran requested to buy mining machinery and equipment and today the first consignment of the goods is ready to be shipped to Iran, Mehrabian said.

Referring to the necessity of expansion of ties with other countries, Mehrabian said that Iran wants to expand economic cooperation with all countries of the world, except the Zionist regime, and in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year, Iran exported goods and merchandise to over 160 countries./end