BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
As many as 500,000 tons of fruits and vegetables were exported from the port of Bandar Abbas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan to the port of Sur in Oman in the recent days, said Hamid Zadboum, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade of Iran and Chairman of the Trade Development Organization, Trend reports citing official website of Organization.
Zadboum added that this export line is considered the second line in addition to the export of fruits and vegetables by sea from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas to the port of Sultan Qaboos.
"Efforts are being made to open another export line from the port of Bandar Abbas to the port of Khasab in Oman," he said.
The official also said that discussions are underway with Qatar to export dairy and food products.
From April 4, the products were shipped by containers for the first time from Bandar Abbas port of Hormozgan province in southern Iran and Sultan Qaboos port of Muscat city in Oman," Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade of Iran and Chairman of the Trade Development Organization Hamid Zadboum said.
On April 8, the first container of fruits and vegetables arrived at the port of Sultan Qaboos.
Previously, Iran's exports of fruits and vegetables to Oman were carried out through the port of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.