TEHRAN- To speed up mutual trade transactions, Iran and South Korea have taken preliminary steps to ease customs restrictions, IRIB news reported on Tuesday.

As reported, Head of Iran Customs Administration Masoud Karbasian and South Korea’s ambassador to Tehran Kim Sung-ho, in a meeting in Tehran, negotiated expansion of bilateral ties in various areas including introducing prominent active businessmen, electronic exchange of documents, and combating smuggling of goods. 
President Park Guen-hye paid a three-day state visit to Iran from May 1 to May 3. Her tight schedule in Iran included a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as economic and cultural events. Her efforts were focused on creating a platform for South Korea and Iran to make a leap forward going beyond the restoration of somewhat estranged bilateral ties caused by international sanctions against Iran.
She underscored the fact that her state visit, this time, would help secure momentum for furthering bilateral ties and become a new milestone in enhancing mutually beneficial, substantive cooperation, including through increased advancement of Korean businesses to Iran. She asked the Korean community to continue its role as a bridge for the sake of promoting friendship and exchanges between the two nations.

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