TEHRAN - The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Uzbekistan met with the Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan to discuss expanding economic, trade, and industrial ties.

Mohammad-Ali Eskandari met and held talks with Laziz Kudratov on Tuesday.

Referring to the recent mutual visits of economic officials from both countries and the resulting agreements, Eskandari emphasized the need to facilitate the process of economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Kudratov expressed satisfaction with the increased trade relations between the two countries in recent years and the goals set by the two countries' presidents to raise the volume of bilateral trade to one billion dollars.

Additionally, he called for advocating plans that would accelerate the implementation process.

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