Iran-Turkey trade exchange level can rise to dlrs50b

Isfahan, Feb 16, IRNA – A member of Turkey's Chamber of Commerce said here that Iran-Turkey trade exchange, although unsatisfactory, can rise to 50 billion dollars.

In a meeting here to discuss trade and investment opportunities between Isfahan and Turkey, Hossein Isolmaz, referring to the trade exchange level among Iran-Germany-France, said that the figure of 4 billion dollars for Iran-Turkey trade is very low and it should increase.

He added that Turkey, in recent years, has witnessed a noticeable progress in the field of technology and Iran has appropriate infra-structures, so economic cooperation between the two countries can create common interest and a good export market for both countries.

He said that Turkey's Chamber of Commerce and Trade is ready to cooperate with their Iranian counterparts and added that, in the fields of industry and tourism, there are good opportunities for cooperation between Isfahan and Turkey.

Isfahan deputy governor general in planning affairs, for his part, expounded on Isfahan situation and said that the province has more than 8 thousand industrial plants and 300 active mines and attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually.

Alireza Hamedanian said Isfahan export level is around two billion dollars and added that the figure will reach 2.5 billion dollars by the end of the year and continued that capacity for economic cooperation between the province with Turkey's businessmen can reach 10 billion dollars.

The participants in the meeting formed 19 specialized panels to discuss trade and economic cooperation.

The Turkish delegation is accompanying President Abdullah Gul during his visit to Iran./end