Addressing the second Iran-Russia international conference on trade and economic cooperation, Hadi Tizhoosh Taban said referred to customs statistics that show the 60-percent increase.
He pointed to Astrakhan Border as an economic center that can reinforce Iranian exporters’ presence in Russia and as a platform for trade with Iran.
Meanwhile, Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Asl-e Roknabadi said that Iran can take advantage of Russian petrochemical products.
He noted that Iran is to establish trade houses in other countries.
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