Deputy governor of Khorasan Razavi for economic affairs said here on Saturday that this province has planned comprehensively for expansion of ties with Kyrgyzstan, which will soon lead to establishment of direct economic ties between this province and that country.

The value of Iran’s non-oil trade rose 43 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22) as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

The 16th meeting of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Committee was held after a two-year hiatus in Tehran on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Peyman Pak has said plans are underway for doubling the country’s non-oil exports over the next four years, the TPO portal reported.

Iran’s export of steel products increased 69 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that the promotion of trade and business with the neighboring countries is the main priority of his administration.

Focus on export of industrial production will help Iran boost trade ties with neighboring countries, an Iranian official believes.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's Commercial attaché to Italy underscored that Rome has always taken a balanced approach towards Tehran in spite of ups and downs in Iran's relations with the European countries and changes in governments in Italy.

Iran's trade attache in Armenia while referring to the visit of two specialized trade delegations from Iran to Armenia said that during their visit the two delegations examined the export capacities and obstacles in the trade cooperation between the two countries.

The International Institute of Iran Industries Research (MPSIran) in collaboration with the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce hosted a conference on Iran-Turkey trade cooperation in Tehran on Saturday evening.