Iran wants to increase trade turnover with Armenia to $3 bln - Iranian Ambassador

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Iran seeks to bring the trade turnover with Armenia to $3 billion, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani said on Thursday.

Iran wants to increase trade turnover with Armenia to $3 bln - Iranian Ambassador

YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. Iran seeks to bring the trade turnover with Armenia to $3 billion, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani said on Thursday.
According to him, in 2024, the trade turnover between Iran and Armenia grew to $755 million, but Tehran plans to increase this figure to $1 billion already this year.
According to Armstat, Armenia's trade turnover with Iran in 2024 amounted to $737.4 million with a 6.5% growth compared to 2023.
Exports to Iran amounted to $108.3 million (14.5% growth), while imports from Iran as an exporting country to $572.5 million (3.6% growth), and imports from Iran as a producing country - to $629.1 million (5.2% growth).

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