MOSCOW – 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).