Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA -- A joint committee of Iran and South Africa will be set up in near future, said caretaker of Iran’s Trade Development Organization.
Babak Afqahai said in a meeting with several officials of South African Trade and Industry Ministry that the committee will seek to identify both sides’ commercial potentials.

Compiling drafts of commercial agreements and following up their implementation are among the duties of the committee, he said, adding that Tehran and Johannesburg will pave the way for developing commercial ties.

So far ten meetings of Iran-South Africa Joint Economic Commission have been held, Afqahi added.

Director of South Africa Trade and Industry Ministry’s Investment Development Office, Younes Hossein, underlined development of economic ties with Iran.

He proposed that each country would select 20 superior domestic goods and expand mutual business on them.

He further announced the imminent visit of South African officials to Iran during which they will discuss trade issues.