Qom: Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Iran Mohammadi Kaboureh said commercial ties between Iran and Burkina Faso have increased over the past two years during a meeting with deputy governor of Qom Province for economic affairs Roohollah Ebrahimi.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Kaboureh said the two countries witnessed growth in trade in goods exchanges, the holding of joint economic meetings, and the expansion of cooperation. He said he was satisfied with the level of relations between the two countries and that he had visited specialized activities in the fields of agriculture, medicine, and industry at the exhibition of Qom province’s products. He said the exhibition shows Qom province’s production and export capabilities.

Kaboureh referred to a joint trade webinar held in September 2024 and said a number of Iranian and Burkinabe businessmen found an opportunity to cooperate. He called for Qom Province officials’ cooperation for signing a sisterhood agreement with a city in Burkina Faso to formalize cultural and social connections.

Ebrahimi said the exhibition of Qom’s products can help expand Iran and Burkina Faso’s economic and trade cooperation. He noted that approximately 200 citizens of Burkina Faso are living in Qom, most of whom are studying in Qom Seminary. He added that in addition to its cultural and pilgrimage status in the Islamic World, Qom has made progress in economic and production fields and urged holding meetings between businessmen from the two countries.