Eurasia exhibition

About the exhibition

The second exhibition of Eurasia

“Exclusive Eurasia Exhibition is considered a big and valuable commercial, economic and commercial event for the country in 1402.

The second exclusive exhibition of the member countries of the Eurasian Union with the presence of Mr. Abbas Aliabadi, the Minister of Mining Industry and Trade of our country, Andrey Slpanov, the Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Integration of Armenia, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Investment of Oman. Deputy of the Union of Russian Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, President of the Russian-Iran Business Council, President of the Kyrgyz Entrepreneurs’ Union, Head of the Russian Export Center in Iran, Deputy of the Russian Customs and Representative of the North-South Corridor of Russia, representatives of the Republic of Tatarstan-Volgograd, high-ranking economic and commercial officials, ambassadors The member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, together with a group of merchants, industrialists and economic workers from home and abroad, organized by “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” was held in a space of about 9000 square meters at the Tehran International Exhibition from 13 to 16 December 1402.
More than one hundred companies in the fields of oil, gas, petrochemical, energy, agricultural products, food, automobiles and machinery, various industries, knowledge-based collections, … in the form of eight thousand square meters of dedicated exhibition space for domestic companies and A thousand square meters of dedicated space for foreign companies presented their latest achievements in the fields of production, trade, commerce and export during the four days of the exhibition.

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The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade of our country, in the opening ceremony of the second special exhibition of Eurasia, which was organized by “Pars Karen Trade Management Company”, while pointing out the importance of holding this exhibition in the increasing development of commercial, economic and industrial goals among the countries of the region, said: The opportunity is not just to visit an exhibition; Rather, it is considered a big event to establish a deep and deep-rooted connection between the industries of Iran and the industries of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, which is planned in the form of an exhibition so that the merchants and traders of the countries can deepen their economic and commercial interactions with each other.
While appreciating the holding of the second Eurasia exhibition, he said: “This is a valuable opportunity to know more and better the capacities of the parties, but one exhibition is not enough and several exhibitions should be held in this direction.”
Abbas Aliabadi added: “A few years ago, with the first event, which was the signing of the preferential trade agreement, we had a very good growth and our business cooperation doubled, but I think that with the signing of the free trade agreement in the near future in Russia, this process of cooperation will will improve further.
Referring to the big market that will cover about 400 million people of the region, Minister Samet said: Such conditions will be a good opportunity for all traders, merchants and artisans.
He added: The private sector is particularly important in international interactions; Foreign companies can jointly invest with Iranian companies in various industrial, mining, construction, oil, gas, and petrochemical projects in the scientific and technological sectors. The exchange of business delegations and multilateral partnerships can lead to effective and successful communication between the private sector of countries.
Minister Samat said: canceling business visas, solving transportation problems, creating close lines of communication between companies, using the national money and currency of countries, as well as removing barriers to financial transfers, creating clearing mechanisms and other related policies are part of the most important Practical and effective actions will be in the development of goals and plans.

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In this regard, “Andrey Slepanev”, the Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Union and his accompanying delegation, along with the Minister of Mining Industry and Trade of our country, while attending the opening ceremony and visiting various sections of the Eurasia Exhibition, told the exclusive reporter of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company”: We are currently working on several types of memorandums of understanding to strengthen the infrastructure between the member countries.
He stated that during the visit to the exhibition, we saw that all the halls were full of prosperous presence and a large crowd of different companies and clients and visitors, and added: In the last few years, we have succeeded in exchanging goods between the member countries and the target, two equal and we will try to continue this increasing trend.
Slepnev said: In the field of digitalization of transportation systems, we are trying to increase the speed and volume of exchanges by respecting the independence of the member countries.

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Specialized and multilateral meetings in different dimensions were part of the most important features on the sidelines of the second dedicated Eurasia exhibition on December 13-15, 1402.
The meeting “Development of economic relations between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union – Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Arab States” was held on the sidelines of the second dedicated Eurasia exhibition, with the enthusiastic presence of relevant officials and representatives from the member countries, domestic and foreign guests, on Monday, December 13, at the same time as the first day of the exhibition.
During this meeting, which was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Security and the Director General of the Iran Trade Development Organization, the Deputy Director of Economic and Infrastructure Coordination and Supervision, the First Deputy
The Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Union, Mr. Slepanov, were held on the evening of the first day of the exhibition. The attendees expressed the opportunities and challenges to deepen the relations between us as quickly as possible.
During this warm and friendly meeting, Mr. Safari, Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Shepak, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment of Oman, Daniyal Ibraif, Chairman of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Craftsmen of Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Minister of Technology Park The big stone of Belarus, Khosrow Hasanbekov, the representative of the Russian Export Development Center in Iran, Leonid Luzhechko, the head of the Russia-Iran trade council (Tatarstan representative), Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (Uzbekistan representative) (Raizen Bazargan), also the deputy of VTB Bank, the representative of Uzber Bank, the CEO of Mirbusiness Bank, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation, Mr. Sergey Krasilenkov, Vice President of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists of Russia
CEO of Lotus Free Zone, representatives of Lada Automobile and Russian Kamaz Company, Head of the Joint Chamber of Iran and Russia, Head of the Joint Chamber of Iran and Armenia, Head of the Joint Chamber of Iran and Kazakhstan, Business Advisors of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other countries Arabic, representatives from the public and private sectors formed the participants and attendees in this meeting.

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Mr. Mehdi Zaighmi, the head of Trade Development Organization and Deputy Minister of Peace, also in the opening ceremony of this exhibition, stating that the second dedicated exhibition of Eurasia is a manifestation of the cooperation of countries within the framework of regional agreements, and added: This exhibition is an opportunity for businessmen and businessmen of different countries to Getting to know each other as much as possible has provided economic and commercial capacities to expand the level of their commercial and economic cooperation with bilateral and multilateral meetings as well as the conclusion of joint agreements and memorandums.
Saying that the Eurasia exhibition is being held at the initiative of Iran, Zaighami said: countries have shown good reception by sending their representatives to this valuable exhibition.
On the evening of the first day, on the sidelines of a multilateral meeting, he told the reporter of the “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” information headquarters: “We witnessed a very good level of participation of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union in this exhibition and meeting.”

Dighmi added: Iran’s joining the Eurasian Free Trade Union will reduce the customs tariff on 87% of the goods in between.
He said: In this way, Iran will join a free trade system, which is the first good experience of our country in this field.
Director General of Iran Trade Development Organization added: Iran’s trade volume with Eurasian countries is about 7 billion dollars, which is expected to increase to 30 billion dollars. This is in a situation where the figure and financial volume of Eurasian countries’ imports is more than 380 billion dollars.
The Director General of Iran Trade Development Organization reminded: the communication capacity between Iran, Eurasian countries, the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and India is high, thus it can contribute to joint production in Iran and exports in terms of infrastructure.
Dighmi said: The government has provided all the infrastructure for export and this good exhibition event with its side meetings provides more opportunities and closer communication.
He added: In the past, due to the tariff system in some goods, unfortunately, some goods could not be exported to Russia! Therefore, we were forced to export goods to other member countries of the Union, but there is no such challenge as in the past.
He said: There should be more interactions so that the companies get used to it, procure imported goods for their country from Eurasian member countries and Iran, and trade circulates in this region.
Deputy Minister Samet said: Monetary, banking and logistics facilities are important in this regard, therefore some Russian banks have established branches to facilitate monetary and banking transactions.
He said: The establishment of some Iranian banks alongside one of the banks of these countries will promise the development of exports for Iran. Businessmen can use these structures. In this way, export and import management will be better.

**Also, Dr. Alireza Jafari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pars Karen Trade Management Company, as the organizer of the second dedicated Eurasia Exhibition, believes that: during this period of the Eurasia Exhibition, various companies from Russia, Armenia, and Kazakhstan will be present in the form of pavilions with their own booths. and business delegations from the countries of Kyrgyzstan and Belarus accompanied them to hold the best possible and constructive interactions.
The chairman of the board of directors of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” and the organizer of the second Eurasian exhibition, stating that specialized roundtables and various panels on customs, transportation and green corridors, banks, insurance and export guarantee funds, the meeting on the development of relations between countries Bilaterally, as well as the specialized meeting of “Free Zones” during the exhibition, it was well received and enthusiastic, he said: conditions were provided for the specialized meetings of the second and third days of the exhibition so that domestic and foreign businessmen can meet face to face. They should raise their issues face to face and provide appropriate solutions to establish interactions as best as possible.
Dr. Alireza Jafari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” and organizer of the second Eurasia Exhibition, said: Considering the expansion of the volume of exchanges and the need of the target markets to establish more communication, a proposal from the industrial owners and guest companies to shorten the distance At one time, it was proposed to hold an exclusive Eurasia exhibition, and it was even thought that each period of the exhibition would be held in one of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, which seems that this proposal will be met with maximum approval.

The chairman of the board of directors of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” added: The first round of this exhibition was held in 1400 and because it was a difficult time of Corona, there were restrictions and the exhibition was held in 4300 square meters of space, but all countries were present.
The chairman of the board of directors of “Pars Karen Trading Company” said: This year, the exhibition space was doubled compared to the previous exhibition (year 1400), and more important and larger companies also had a large and impressive presence. Especially from the Russian automobile industry, the big automobile companies “Kamaz” and “Lada”, which are known, were present this year; In the agricultural machinery sector, Pegase Agro companies, which produce agricultural machines and trucks, accompanied them.
Dr. Jafari added: There were also representatives from Armenia in the form of a pavilion with several companies and they were present in all fields.
Tatarstan pavilion from Russia also participated; Tatarstan has good activities in the field of oil and petrochemicals.
This year, Iranian companies had a good presence in the exhibition, such as Khalich Fars Holding, Tadbir Holding, Sepahan Oil Company, Shastan Holding, two Saipa and Iran Khodro automotive companies were with us with very good support.
My Bank and Business Bank, which are part of National Bank in Russia, had different branches, and a delegation from Izboa Bank, which is a very important bank in Russia, also participated. VTB Bank also had a pavilion.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Pars Karen Trading Company” added: One of the turning points of this exhibition should be the holding of special border meetings with the presence of ministers and deputy ministers and first-level representatives at the level of countries.

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According to Mr. Abdulreza Jafari, the CEO of Pars Karen Trade Management Company, the interaction between the member states of the Eurasian Union and Iran, new decisions regarding customs and financial issues, and the recent good events with the signing of the free trade agreement, which was done a while ago, are an important factor in encouraging the businessmen of our country. It is to continue the way and this will cause more attendance and participation in such exhibitions.
The managing director of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” added: Eurasia exhibition is a golden and sensitive opportunity for more communication in the export and trade sector between Iran and the member countries.
Jafari stated that the Eurasian Economic Union is one of the important groupings of the region and Iran’s neighborhood and added: member countries can synchronize in various economic, commercial and industrial fields and dimensions due to common interests.
The CEO of “Pars Karen Trade Management Company” emphasized: The Islamic Republic of Iran has common goals and plans with the member countries of this union in terms of cultural, political and geopolitical aspects, and the good reception of the second Eurasia exhibition promises to hold it as strong and wide as possible. will give more in the coming years.
Abdul Reza Jafari said: The main motivation of countries in moving towards trade liberalization is to achieve higher economic growth and development in the global context.
Today, globalization will lead to the opening of national economies in domestic and foreign dimensions.
The CEO of Pars Karen Trading Company added: Considering the conditions of the member countries of the Union and the conditions of Iran as one of the most powerful economies in the Middle East region, due to having rich mineral and natural resources as well as abundant oil and gas reserves, the development of relations between Iran and The member countries definitely promote regional and globalized trade, and the member countries can be suitable markets for attracting Iran’s exports and meeting Iran’s import needs.
Jafari said: In fact, countries are trying to gain a competitive advantage in the global market through regionalism to resolve commercial and economic issues on a regional scale.
The CEO of Pars Karen Trading Company is the next step after regional convergence, breaking the border wall and forming trade blocs with the target countries, which is the basis for the development of trade relations and synchronizing with the process of globalization, and the opening of countries’ economies will also be one of its benefits in the next stage. Was.
The issue of regionalism is important for Iran because it has been subjected to the most severe sanctions for years, so by taking advantage of the capacity of regional links and developing relations with neighboring countries, it can neutralize the sanctions.

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The reflection of holding the second dedicated Eurasia exhibition in Tehran, which was planned and implemented by “Pars Karen Trade Management Company”, was so impressive and successful that “Vladimir Putin, the honorable president of Russia”, expressed his satisfaction in his recent meeting with the president of our country. About the 20% increase in the volume of trade between Iran and Russia, he said: “My colleagues announced the holding of a joint exhibition (Eurasia Exhibition, December 4-7, 2023) in Tehran,” which indicates the strong interest of Russian companies in establishing more economic and commercial relations between the two countries, such that Russian companies have said “they are happy to meet and talk with Iranian companies in this exhibition”.

In the end, it is worth mentioning that during the second Eurasia exhibition in Tehran, all meetings and specialized panels with the presence of guests, representatives of the invited countries and domestic and foreign officials were well received and valuable opportunities for bilateral and multilateral interactions were established.
On the evening of the first day of the exhibition (December 13), the meeting “Development of economic relations with the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Persian Gulf countries” was held.
On the morning of the second day of the exhibition (December 14), a specialized meeting on “Customs, Transportation and Green Corridor” was held, then a specialized meeting on “Role of Banks, Insurance and Export Guarantee Funds” was held.
On the morning of the third day of the exhibition (December 15, 1402), the meeting “Development of bilateral b2b relations between countries” and then the specialized meeting “Free Zones” were held.
On the fourth day (Thursday, December 16), the closing ceremony of the exhibition was held in the presence of the Governor of Tehran and Dr. Baradaran, Deputy Minister of Peace.