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Iran bans re-export of Turkish food products to Russia

The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) has banned its firms from re-exporting Turkish products to Russia, national media cited its deputy director as saying Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russia banned an array ofTurkish agricultural products aftera Turkish fighter shot downRussias Su-24 jet overSyria onNovember 24, 2015.

Movadvadi stressed that re-export is againstIran's general export policies and added that Iranian merchants should capitalize onthe Islamic Republics friendly ties withRussia toexport Iranian goods.

Chamber ofCommerce Vice President Mohamadreza Ansari told Sputnik earlier this month Iran planned toincrease the export ofgoods toRussia, food products inparticular, amidfavorable economic ties.

TPOI Deputy Director Mohammad Reza Movadvadi said the re-export ban was made onthe decree ofIranian Trade Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, according toIrans IRNA news service.

By Sputnik

 
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