Process of establishing Armenia-Iran free trade zone may be transferred to private company

Armenpress 15:33, 16 September, 2016

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. The process of establishing Armenia-Iran free trade zone will probably be transferred to any private company, Deputy Minister of Economy Hovhannes Hovhannisyan said stating that this option prevails among the proposed three options.

“The topic of free economic zone has been raised and become a subject of discussions, but this is still not a stage of practical steps. An exhibition of Armenian products is going to be held in Iran soon: we are planning to negotiate on that issue during our visit. We must use that process”, he said, “Armenpress” reported.

He expects signing of new agreements between the businessmen of Iran and Armenia from the exhibition of Armenian goods and services which will be held in Iran on October 5-8.

“We have certain results over exporting the Armenian services to the Iranian market, for instance, ggtaxi, Ucom. We hope this exhibition will contribute to the signing of new agreements and the realization of other Armenian goods, services in the Iranian market”, he said.

 



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