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Envoy: Iran exports to Pakistan grow by 60% in current year

Business Materials 17 December 2018 17:22 (UTC +04:00)
Consul General of Iran in Pakistan’s Karachi Ahmad Mohammadi said that Iran's exports to Pakistan have increased by around 60 percent during current Iranian year (started March 21, 2018) as compared to the previous fiscal year
Envoy: Iran exports to Pakistan grow by 60% in current year

Consul General of Iran in Pakistan’s Karachi Ahmad Mohammadi said that Iran's exports to Pakistan have increased by around 60 percent during current Iranian year (started March 21, 2018) as compared to the previous fiscal year, Trend reports referring to IRNA.

He made the remarks while talking to Iranian traders visiting Pakistan to participate in three-day 14th Build Asia Exhibition in Karachi.

Eight Iranian companies are taking part in the event held at Karachi Expo Center.

Expressing his views, Ahmad Mohammadi said that it is very encouraging that neighboring states of Iran are importing our products.

He said that neighboring countries, specially Pakistan, can be a good destination for Iranian products.

Speaking on the occasion, Commercial attaché of Iran in Pakistan's Karachi Mehmood Haji Yousefipour said that Iran exported $864 million worth of goods to Pakistan during the current Iranian year. He said Pakistan is the seventh most favored destination for Iranian products.

Karachi mayor Wasim Akhtar has inaugurated three-day exhibition on Saturday. The mayor said that the world was attaching importance to Karachi city owing to the ongoing many mega projects. He said that delegates from Iran, China and Turkey were participating in the exhibition.

Khursheed Nizam, the president of event organising firm said that about 250 delegates from 20 countries were attending Build Asia Exhibition.

He said that companies from Iran, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the USA were attending to showcase construction material and machinery.

“A seminar on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being organized at the exhibition to highlight importance of the projects,” he added.

“The exhibition is showcasing construction machinery and material, steel, PVC, marble and furniture. The exhibition is aimed at reducing the cost of construction through use of advanced technology,' he said.

Foreign dignitaries and representatives of Pakistan Stone Development Company, Constructor Association of Pakistan and All Pakistan Marble Industries Association are attending exhibition. The organisers are expecting that over 50,000 people will visit three-day Build Asia eve.

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