TEHRAN, Iran, June 22
Trend:
Iran has reopened its borders, hoping to resume the non-oil export and improve trade with neighbors, following the COVID-19 outbreak, Trend reports via IRNA.
Iran and Turkey have finally agreed to re-opened the Bazargan border crossing on June 4, which was a big step towards re-launching trade.
Iran annually transits some $26 billion worth of goods via the Bazargan border.
Meanwhile, the Razi border was the only active border of Iran with Turkey during the outbreak. After negotiations with the Turkish side, other borders including Sarv and Poldasht were opened.
Iran has stopped its trade with Iraq due to COVID-19, and limited its transaction to Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran non-oil export items are transported to Iraq by 1,500 trucks daily via the Parvizkhan border, which handles 54 percent of Iran's overall non-oil export to Iraq.
Pakistan's government has agreed to re-open the Mirjaveh border to Iran on June 18, while Pishin and Rimdan, Kohak and Jalegh border markets are currently active.
Meanwhile, Iran's export to Afghanistan during the current Iranian year (started March 20,2020) has increased by 3.5 percent more than last in the Iranian year. Mahiroud and Dogharoun borders in Afghanistan were also opened for trade with Iran.
As far as Iran's sea borders go, Iranian officials say there were no significant issues during the coronavirus spread. Three new trade routes opened between Iran and Oman during the pandemic ,while Qatar was also allowed ships to transit Iran's export.
Iran's northern ports, including Astara, Anzali, Nowshahr, Amirabad, Freydon kenar were trading with ports in the Caspian Sea during the outbreak.