TEHRAN, Iran, August 24. Tatarstan is interested to increase trade with Iran via the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC), said Tatarstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Korobchenko Oleg Vladimirovich, Trend reports citing ILNA.
Speaking in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Vladimirovich announced the establishment of logistics centers in Tatarstan in order to increase trade with Iran through the INSTC and the Caspian Sea.
The official has also raised the proposal for the launch of direct flights between Tehran and Kazan to improve bilateral trade adding that Tatarstan will prepare all the necessary actions in this regard.
The high-ranking trade delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan visited Iran to discuss collaboration in various fields including oil, gas, and petrochemicals, transportation and logistics, aviation, food and agriculture, health, cosmetics, auto, construction materials, investment, and entrepreneurship.