Iran imported commodities valued at $1.755 billion from China in the seventh Iranian calendar month of Mehr (September 22-October 21), according to the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade.Ruhollah Latifi said that China was the second source of import for Iran in the mentioned month.The official also announced that China imported non-oil goods worth $1.434 billion from Iran in the seventh month of the present year, adding that China was the second export destination of Iranian products in that month.As previously announced by the former head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), the value of non-oil trade between Iran and China stood at $18.8 billion in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21).Mohammad Rezvanifar said that Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $8.6 billion to China in the seven-month period, adding that China was the top export destination of Iran in that time span.The official also announced that Iran has imported goods worth $10.2 billion from China in the first seven months of this year.China was the second top source of import for Iran in the mentioned time span, he added.In a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Cong Peiwu on October 15, Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati emphasized the importance of implementing the memorandums of understanding (MOUs) signed between Iran and China.In the meeting, held at the place of the ministry, the Iranian minister followed up on the negotiations that took place during the BRICS Economic Ministers' Meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, stressing the importance of implementing the MOUs between the two countries.He also considered the two countries’ Joint Economic Committee as a suitable platform for negotiations on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, and welcomed the holding of the 19th Joint Economic Committee in Tehran.Cong Peiwu, for his part, stated that Beijing aims to expedite the implementation of the MOUs and enhance practical cooperation to deepen relations between the two countries.Both sides also highlighted the commitment of their statesmen to comprehensive development, expressing hope that consultations between senior officials of Iran and China will continue to expand bilateral relations.In late September, Hemmati had also met and held talks with Chinese Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an, during which the two sides emphasized the implementation of the two countries’ long-term strategic partnership plan.Hemmati met with Fo’an on the sidelines of the 9th ministerial meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) members in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.In addition to the issues related to the cooperation of the two countries in AIIB, the two sides discussed the most important issues related to bilateral relations, especially the follow-up of the results of previous agreements.Holding the two countries’ Joint Economic Committee meeting in the new future was another topic discussed by the two officials.In this meeting, the ministers of the two countries emphasized that Iran and China have put a more serious and deeper implementation of the comprehensive long-term strategic plan of the two countries on their agenda and will continue this path in the official interactions of the two countries until concrete practical achievements are reached.Also, in a meeting with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Head Mohammad-Ali Dehghan Dehnavi on October 28, Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Cong Peiwu emphasized that his country is willing to strengthen trade ties with Iran in all fields.The ambassador emphasized the importance of enhancing trade cooperation between Iran and China.He highlighted the necessity of developing trade relations across all economic sectors and expressed China's willingness to strengthen trade exchanges with Iran in every field.Dehghan Dehnavi, for his part, emphasized that trade cooperation between Iran and China is at its highest level, adding that the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran is keen to enhance and grow constructive trade relations between the two countries. (ICE TEHERAN)

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