to report «iusnews»; Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi has met with foreign counterparts during a biennial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
Aliabadi met with trade ministers from the UAE, China, Serbia, Ivory Coast, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Nepal, Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Lebanon on Monday.
During the meetings, he reiterated Iran’s commitment to expanding trade ties with other countries, especially with allies like China.
The meetings were held as part of Iran’s efforts to join the WTO.
Some 175 delegations are attending the WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi which opened on Monday and will run until February 29.