The value of the Iran's non-oil exports to different world states in the past Iranian year (ended March 20) has exceeded $41bln despite the sanctions and restrictions imposed by the West on Tehran, a senior trade official announced.

"The value of export of our non-oil products hit $41.5 billion last year," Hamid Safdel, Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, who is also Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), said on Sunday.

He noted that the total value of Iran's foreign trade reached $95bln during March 20, 2012-March 21, 2013 period.

Earlier this year, Head of the Exports Commission of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Asadollah Asgaroladi said that his commission plans to equalize the volume of the country's non-oil exports and imports in the next Iranian year (started March 21).

"If we are due to import goods worth about $60bln to $65bln, the country should have the same amount of exports," Asgaroladi said in February.

 

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