Makei: Belarus and Iran do not fully exploit potential of trade and economic relations

Foreign Minister of Belarus offers to give "greater dynamics to bilateral cooperation between two countries".

Today Uladzimir Makei, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, has shared his opinion during the meeting with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, belta reports.

"In 2014 goods turnover between our countries significantly rose, but potential of trade and economic relations is not fully exploited and we have already talked about it ", Uladzimir Makei said." Our goal is to define measures which allow giving greater dynamics to our bilateral cooperation and doing everything, so that it would correspond to the level of political engagement".

The Iranian Minister, in his turn, expressed his confidence that Aliaksandr Lukashenka's visit to Iran would be a great stimulus to bilateral cooperation. Besides, he said, in the near future it was planned to hold a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, which would consider the list of issues of trade and economic relations. "In the industrial sector there are spheres which could augment each other", Mohammad Javad Zarif mentioned.

An official visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister was reported to be held on February 16-18 in Minsk. The diplomat's program includes meetings with the Prime Minister Andrei Kabiakau, the Chairman of the "Council of the Republic" Mikhail Myasnikovich. It is also planned that Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend the opening of a new Embassy of Iran in Belarus.

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