IRAN, ARMENIA SIGN CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM

ArmenPress
June 14 2004

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS: Last year Iran sold to Armenia $47
million worth goods, while Armenia exported to that country $18 million
worth goods. In 2002 this ratio was respectively $43 million and $24
million. Armenia sells to Iran mainly copper, aluminum and synthetic
rubber. Around 50,000 people from both sides visit the two countries
and 32,000 trucks cross the border from both directions.

A frame memorandum was signed last Friday by the two governments’
customs services to regulate bilateral trade, stipulated by the
inter-government cooperation agreement. The memorandum will regulate
information exchange and struggle against customs violations. It will
also approve the list of customs officials of both sides entitled to
directly contact with each other.

Karen Beglarian, head of an Armenian customs service department, said
the memorandum will also approve the list of some goods (all in all
16, such as arms, ammunition, cultural values and psychoactive drugs )
that are not subject to customs tariff regulation.

According to Gholamreza Safari Taheri, the chief of Iranian customs
service office for international cooperation, the memorandum envisages
also reciprocal administrative assistance, training of personnel,
exchange foe experience and holding of seminars.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress