RI trade mission to Iran

RI trade mission to Iran

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan
will lead a trade mission to Iran in September to improve
bilateral trade between the two countries, which has been
declining for the past four years.

A statement issued by the ministry on Thursday said Luhut was
looking for opportunities to strike cooperation agreements in
basic industry, commodities and science and technology during a
three-day visit from September 4 to September 6.

Last year, Iran was the third largest export market for
Indonesia in the Middle East after the United Arab Emirates and
Saudi Arabia.

Indonesia's major export commodities to Iran include paper and
paperboard, specialty yarn, textile fabrics, wood products, milk
and cream products. While Iran exports petroleum products, ingots
and primary forms of iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizers,
fruits and nuts. (cst)