BAKU, Azerbaijan,
September 29. Commerce turnover between Iran and
Uzbekistan exceeded $280 million through the first 5 months of
the present Iranian 12 months (March 21-August 22, 2026).
In keeping with the Commerce Promotion Group of Iran, Iran’s
commerce attaché in Uzbekistan, Rahmatollah Khormali, made the
remarks.
“The cooperation between the agriculture ministries of Iran and
Uzbekistan, in addition to the go to of Iranian Agriculture Minister
Gholamreza Nouri to Uzbekistan with a 120-member delegation, have
opened up prospects for rising commerce turnover between the 2
nations,” he stated.
Khormali stated Uzbekistan ranks second among the many CIS nations in
phrases of exports of Iranian merchandise and has important potential
for creating commerce relations with Iran. He added that agriculture
is among the precedence sectors for increasing commerce between the 2
nations.
In keeping with Khormali, no decline was recorded in commerce between
Iran and Uzbekistan through the five-month interval, taking into
account Iran’s commerce exercise and the present situations within the
area. He expressed hope that elevated commerce ties between
companies within the two nations would result in development in commerce
turnover within the coming months.
“Meals safety is among the vital areas of cooperation
between the 2 nations. Uzbekistan has established mechanisms in
areas equivalent to livestock farming, poultry farming, quarantine and
meals provide. These mechanisms can function a basis for
creating commerce cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan,” he
stated.
He stated Iran at present exports merchandise equivalent to citrus fruits,
apples, kiwifruit, pistachios, dates, dairy merchandise and fish to
Uzbekistan. Given demand within the Uzbek market, Iran has room to
diversify its export basket, he added.
Khormali stated Iranian firms are concerned in 30 initiatives
price $770 million throughout varied sectors of Uzbekistan, together with
agriculture. In keeping with him, this demonstrates the curiosity of
Iran’s non-public sector within the Uzbek market.
The Iranian agriculture minister visited Uzbekistan final week to
take part within the Iran-Uzbekistan Agriculture Cooperation
Convention.
Iran and Uzbekistan intend to extend bilateral agricultural
commerce turnover to $600 million over the following two years.
Iran’s annual agricultural manufacturing averages 130 million tons,
of which 40 million tons are misplaced annually. Iran is taking steps
to scale back these losses by utilizing irradiation expertise. The nation
can also be looking for to scale back agricultural losses by exporting its
merchandise to regional markets.
