TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Acting Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) met and held talks with Vietnam's ambassador to Tehran to discuss the preparation of preferential and clearing trade agreements.

Mahdi Zeyghami and Luong Quoc Huy held talks in Tehran on Saturday to discuss business plans related to the visit of the Speaker of the Vietnamese Parliament to Tehran and his meeting with Iranian businessmen.

The preparation of the preferential trade agreement and barter trade between the two countries were also discussed in the meeting. 

Referring to Iran's clearing barter mechanism in trade, the Vietnamese envoy called for transferring Iran's experiences to Vietnam.

Pointing out that 5 years have passed since the holding of the Iran-Vietnam joint economic commission, the Iranian official called for the establishment of this commission as soon as possible.

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