Iran and Belarus getting closer in all spheres

Belarus is getting closer with the countries that are only geographically remote from us: Venezuela, China, Cuba, Iran.

“We have no problems here,” Abdolhamid Fekri, Iran’s Ambassador to Belarus, answers the questions of journalists and tells about cooperation in another sector, or, to be more precise, about establishing of cooperation. Belarus-Iran relations have advanced in all spheres, the newspaper “Belorusskiye Novosti” notes.

The Iran’s ambassador said “the turning point” of our relations was an exchange of top-level visits, ended in signing important documents that “play a significant role in relations between the countries.”

The Minister of industry and Mines of Iran is to come to Belarus for establishing and development of economic relations in the nearest months. The parties are to discuss ways of increase of goods turnover volume and development of the relations in industry.

According to the diplomat, Belarus and Iran have already worked out special approaches to increase sales volume. Thus, lists of export goods have been prepared. It is planned they will have other tariff rates that will allow to increase their supplies.

It was also promised that aid would be rendered to Samand automobiles joint production. As the Iran’s ambassador said, Iran Khodro Industrial Group is ready to invest USD 30-40 million in welding department setting. They have counted that carcase building in Belarus will allow to reduce production cost and increase sale.

Abdolhamid Fekri also spoke about active cooperation between Belarus and Iran in the sector of oil development. The diplomat promised the ties in that sphere would be developed and become “large-scale and diverse.” in particular, they will be developed in cooperation in gas sphere and petroleum chemistry.

Besides, work on opening a bank with Iran’s fund is continued in Belarus. The terms of opening are hard to be determined, as the Iranian party is collecting the necessary documents. The ambassador pointed out that there were no difficulties, and thanked the leadership of the National Bank for “very close cooperation and full assistance.”

The parties also cooperate in other issues: Iranians were offered a sand pit in the Homel Region for cement ingredients quarrying. The experts from Iran are conducting an ecological examination of the sand. But the Iran’s diplomat is optimistic about cooperation in the sector of construction materials production and delivery.

Fekri pointed out the two countries have friendly relations and declared that Iran is ready to render assistance to Belarus in nuclear power plant construction and running in any ways: whether they are financing, training of Belarusian specialists, experience exchange, equipment installation or new equipment training. But two conditions are necessary: Belarus makes an official request for help, and Iran has an opportunity to render such assistance.

“In spite of arisen difficulties, Iran has opened a new way – peaceful using of nuclear power, and is ready to share its achievement with everybody who has peaceful purposes,” Iran’s diplomat declared.

At the end of the press conference Abdolhamid Fekri wished the Belarusian people happiness, well-being and prosperity.