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Iranian, Finish businessmen discuss ways to foster trade ties

Business Materials 31 May 2016 17:03 (UTC +04:00)



Baku, Azerbaijan, May 31

By Khalid Kazimov - Trend:

Members of an Iranian business delegation have attended several meetings with Finish companies in Helsinki to discuss ways for the expansion of trade ties.

The sides discussed cooperation in the various fields of industry, mining, energy, tourism, banking and investment, agriculture and food, ICT as well as health, IRNA news agency reported.

The meetings took place during Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's
ongoing European tour.

Zarif who currently is in Helsinki has already visited Poland on the first leg of his tour to the north of Europe which kicked off May 29. Sweden and Latvia will be the next destinations of Iranian foreign minister during his tour.

Iran exported $298,000 worth of products to Finland in 2014 and imported 24.6 million worth of products from the European nation.

Carpets fruit, furniture and glasses were among the main products Iran exported to Finland.

In turn, Iran imported machinery equipment, nuclear reactors, boilers, electronic equipment, pharmaceutical products, paper and wood from Finland.

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