Baku, Azerbaijan, July 25
By Fatih Karimov - Trend:
Iran's Mazandaran Province and Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province, both bordering the Caspian Sea, signed an agreement to bolster cooperation in a wide range of areas.
Based on the agreement, which was signed in Kazakhstan's Aktau city, the two sides will expand cooperation in the fields of agriculture, technical and engineering, fishery, construction, health, and tourism, Iran's IRIB reported on July 25.
Mangystau Province Governor Alik Aidarbaev and Mazandaran Province Governor Rabi Fallah Jelodar signed the agreement. In the first step, the two sides will invest in the production of pipes, agriculture devices, construction materials, and poultry farming.
Kazakhstan was the 20th leading importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2015, according to the Iran Customs Administration.
Iran exported $205.11 million of non-oil goods to Kazakhstan and imported $175.95 million of non-oil goods from the country.
In spring 2015, which corresponds to the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year, Iran exported $39.67 million of non-oil goods to Kazakhstan and imported $15.61 million of non-oil goods from the country.
