TEHRAN – Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Tehran has said his country is eager for Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port’s transit capacities to boost trade with the countries in the region, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

Fariddin Nasriev made the remarks in a meeting with the ICCIMA Head Samad Hassanzadeh in Tehran on Tuesday.

“We are interested in using the capacity of Chabahar port so that Uzbek companies can export their products from the port. In this context, we are talking with the Indian authorities and we hope that the field of cooperation with Tehran will be provided more than before,” he said.

Hassanzadeh for his part referred to Uzbekistan's attention to infrastructure development, and said: “Iran can invest in technical and engineering services in all provinces of Uzbekistan.”

Iran has a great capacity in the field of electricity generation, dam construction, electronics, pharmaceutical industries, and medical and health equipment, and the Iran Chamber can provide the field of interaction and cooperation of these companies with their Uzbek counterparts, the official said.

Emphasizing the interest of the Iranian private sector in joint investments in Uzbekistan, Hassanzadeh continued: “We have many facilities in the pharmaceutical industry, and the best medicines are produced in Iran with international standards. In addition to exporting medicine, we are ready to transfer technology and co-produce medicine in Uzbekistan through joint investment.”

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