TEHRAN- The annual trade between Germany and Iran is planned to double in 2016, the chairman of German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Iran), Rene Harun, said in Tehran on Wednesday.

The official put the worth of trade between the two countries at $2.5 billion in 2015, IRNA reported.

The German director expressed hope that the figure will also rise to over $10 billion in the coming years and his country can lag China behind to become Iran’s leading trade partner.

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