400 companies in first exhibition for Egyptian products in Iran

In implementation of the cooperation protocol recently signed between the Union of Egyptian Industries and its Iranian counterpart, an exhibition of Egyptian products in will be held in Tehran during October with the participation of 400 companies.

Mosi El-Adham the head of the organizing company for the exhibition, said the idea of establishing this exhibition could help increase the volume of commercial exchange between the two countries and promote the efforts of Egyptian manufacturers to reach the Iranian market of some 60 million consumers.

Meanwhile, a study conducted by Dr. Mohammed El-Saiid Abd El-Mo'men, the head of the Iranian studies department in the Middle East Researches Center at Egypt's Ein Shams University, tackled the expected possibilities for cooperation among businessmen in the two countries.

The study showed that the goods the Iranian market needs are rice, sugar, corn, malt, oils, cotton and vegetables.

In the field of industrial products, Iran needs print and publishing staffs, carpets, religious and cultural books, and tourist products -- especially religious products like images and handmade goods.

The study also pointed to opportunities for cooperation in breeding animals.