AKIPRESS.COM - Trade turnover between Iran and Uzbekistan stood at about $250 million in 2014, Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Mohammadreza Nematzadeh told at the meeting with the Uzbek Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade Elyor Majidovich Ganiev on Sunday, reports IRNA news agency. 

Mr Nematzadeh said the meeting of Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Economic Commission is scheduled to be held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent in the next Iranian calendar year’s second month of Ordibehesht (April 21-May 21, 2015).

He said Iran is ready to export car, household appliances and construction materials as well as petrochemical and electrical products to Uzbekistan.

Iran imports cotton and grains from Uzbekistan, the official added.

Uzbekistan was the 31st biggest importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2014, according to the Iran Customs Administration.

Iran exported $101.6 million of non-oil goods to Uzbekistan and imported $140.7 million of non-oil goods from the country.