MNA � Omani ambassador to Iran said on Saturday that the inauguration of the shipping line between Iran�s Khorramshahr Port and Oman�s Sohar Port will increase the trade volume between the two countries.


At the opening�ceremony of the shipping line between the two countries, Omani ambassador Saud bin Ahmad Khalid al-Barwani told reporters that opening of Khorramshahr-Sohar shipping line will pave the way for more economic cooperation between the two countries of Iran and Oman, adding �Oman is willing to start more shipping lines with other Iranian ports.�

Al-Barwani added "a joint airline between the two sides is also on the agenda.�

Also at the ceremony, the head of Iran-Oman Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture, for his part, told reporters that �the trade volume with Oman was $148 million in 2013, but it reached $540 million last year,� adding that the amount is expected to reach �$5 billion in the next four years.�

Mohsen Zarrabi described establishing a shipping line as one of the most important infrastructures to increase the trade volume and said "fortunately, the Khorramshahr-Sohar shipping line has been built by two private companies in Iran, and now the registration of companies, obtaining visas and staying in Oman is easier than the past.�

Zarabi added "there are also banking relations between Iranian and Omani banks."

He added "following Khorramshahr-Sohar shipping line, Chabahar-Sohar as well as Bushehr-Sohar shipping lines are also on the agenda of Iran-Oman Chamber.�