Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.10
By Fatih Karimov - Trend: A 30-member trade delegation, headed by Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Mines Chairman Gholam-Hossein Shafei, arrived in Oman on Saturday.
In a meeting in Muscat with Omani Commerce and Industry Minister, Shafei said the Iranian private sector is ready to implement development projects in Oman, Iran's IRNA news agency reported on November 10.
Iran is interested in boosting relations with regional countries, especially with Muslim nations, Shafei stated.
Oman can be a gateway for Iran to access the African market, he noted.
Oman was the 21st biggest importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2014, according to the Iran Customs Administration.
Iran exported $145.8 million of non-oil goods to Oman and imported $441.7 million of non-oil goods from the country.