East Azerbaijan Province Annual Non-Oil Exports Stand at $3bln
2021-April-11
TEHRAN (FNA)- East Azerbaijan Province in Northwestern Iran exported three billion dollars of non-oil products in the past Iranian year (March 20, 2020- March 19, 2021), an economic official in the province said on Sunday.
Habib Aminzadeh said that East Azerbaijan province’s non-oil exports reached $3 billion in the past Iranian year.
“East Azarbaijan has focused on expansion of non-oil exports, leading to export of provincial products to 97 countries,” Aminzadeh added.
He underlined the importance of continuation of holding economic meetings with China and Russia as well as Iraq, Azerbaijan, Syria and Turkey.
A relevant report in January revealed that Bazargan border crossing in West Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran, has exported nearly 80,000 tons of goods in spite of three and a half months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions.
Despite three and a half months of coronavirus- related lockdown, Bazargan border crossing that has been Iran's main transit corridor to Europe since 95 years ago, is now experiencing prosperity in exports with some 80,000 tons of products being exported through its customs.
The border crossing is a pioneer in terms of trade and transit among more than 20 other border crossings in Iran.