Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, met with Mehrdad
Rahimi, a member of the board of directors and director of international
affairs at the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), at the Iranian Embassy in
Moscow to discuss avenues for expanding cooperation.
The two sides reviewed existing capacities and opportunities
for developing technical and commercial relations between the two countries’
petrochemical industries.
Given the sanctions affecting both countries, the meeting
emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation, make greater use of their
respective capacities and create synergies in technical and commercial areas to
facilitate trade and enhance interaction between the two petrochemical sectors.
Rahimi thanked Jalali for his efforts to facilitate
commercial exchanges and address obstacles and challenges facing Iranian
petrochemical companies. He stressed the need to maintain and strengthen such
cooperation and make greater efforts to expand bilateral commercial ties in the
sector.
The meeting was held as part of efforts to pursue
Iran-Russia economic and trade cooperation opportunities and strengthen
interaction among industrial players and organizations in the two countries.