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| Oil Accounts for 80% of Iran's European Exports |
| 2004-08-21 |
| More than 80 percent of Iran's exports to Europe consist of oil consignments because high tariffs and standards prevent export of other Iranian goods to that continent. Ali Ahani, deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs told the second conference on Iran's economic diplomacy that Iran was currently facing a toned down economic diplomacy in state-run and private sectors. "Experience shows that if state-run bodies used diplomacy to achieve their goals, they will enjoy more bickering power and the country will have more opportunities," he said. Ahani stated that with regard to private sector's activities, Iranian diplomatic missions in European countries did not enjoy high bickering power and in some instances they even disrupted Iran's economic diplomacy. The official said long distance, lack of enough knowledge about the Iranian market and high tariffs were major reasons reducing Iran's role in the American markets. Ahani mentioned laying good grounds for economic cooperation, paving the way for foreign investors and facilitated activities of domestic corporations as major factors for economic advancement of Iran. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #2 "Experience shows that if state-run bodies used diplomacy to achieve their goals, they will enjoy more bickering power and the country will have more opportunities," he said. However apropos it may be, I do believe the author meant to use the word "bargaining" instead of "bickering." The entire article is utterly void of any relevance due to its attempts at ignoring the principal reason for Iran's relative lack of economic success. Having a government that oppresses its own people and overtly sponsors the very worst forms of international terrorism makes Iran a global pariah. This is the problem, not "long distance, lack of enough knowledge about the Iranian market and high tariffs." It's murdering people with bomb vests, truck bombs and other anti-civilian weapons that is at issue. So long as Iran remains incapable of admitting this to themselves, their ultimate destination is history's scrapheap. As it stands, their current obsession with nuclear weapons may get them a free ticket to history's glass recycling bin. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-21 11:21:50 PM |
| #1 Are rugs really that expensive? This is getting as bad as the trolls. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-21 8:43:24 PM |