600 IRANIAN COMPANIES ACTIVE IN ARMENIA

Mehr News Agency
June 18 2008

Iran’s ambassador to Yerevan announced on Wednesday that 600 Iranian
firms have been registered in Armenia so far, IRNA reported on
Wednesday.

In a meeting with a visiting delegation of merchants and marketing
managers from central Yazd led by the province’s Chamber of Commerce,
Industries and Mines, Ali Saqqaeian stated, "The major policy of the
country is based on expanding the export of non-oil products and that
is why representatives of the Islamic Republic abroad make efforts
to promote non-oil exports."

He said that 50-60 Iranian trucks bring consignments to Armenia
annually.

Saqqaeian criticized the traditional viewpoint regarding export and
explained that competition, quality, and marketing were the three
pillars of export today.

Chairing the delegation, the head of Yazd’s Chamber of Commerce,
Industries and Mines Aslanzadeh announced that Yazd province has
exported $236 million worth of products to 30 countries and ranked
11 in the country in the past (Iranian calendar)year (ended March
19,2008).