Iran, transit corridor for transferring Japanese products, says Iran minister

Iran’s transit corridor which is a regional hub is playing a role in exchanging Japanese products, said Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri in a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Iran Tamaki Tsukada here in Tehran.

News ID: 5462

Date: 23 November 2024 - 12:33

TABNAK, Nov, 23 : "The deep relations between Iran and Japan on environmental issues, especially water, are a good basis for expanding exchanges between the two countries,” Nouri said.

Japanese Ambassador, for his part, referred to his trip to the northwestern provinces of Iran and Lake Urmia, saying that key topics were discussed regarding agriculture, water management, and the restoration of Lake Urmia in the presence of the head of the Iran-Japan parliamentary group.

In October 2023, former Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber proposed a comprehensive transit to link all the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states through Iran.

In his speech, he expressed Iran's readiness to provide transit opportunities to SCO member states for the North-South and East-West corridors.

"Iran is ready to create a comprehensive transit corridor to connect the member countries of SCO. In line with that goal, it has already taken important steps in the form of the North-South Corridor, which, with its full realization, the commercial and economic access from South and East Asia to the countries of Central Asia, Caucasus, Russia, Black Sea and Europe will be facilitated."

"Iran is a territory of transit and logistics opportunities. In this regard, we are ready to create a transit corridor for the accession of SCO member countries," Mokhber also said.