Overchuk: Iran has ratified the free trade zone agreement with the EAEU

The Iranian side has informed the Russian delegation that the Parliament of the Islamic Republic has ratified the free trade zone agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told reporters after the Russian delegation’s official visit to Iran.

“We also discussed issues related to the integration of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the EAEU. We have been informed that the ratification of the free trade zone agreement, signed last December, has taken place in the Parliament of the Islamic Republic. We were also told that the decision will now be sent for the conclusion of the Guardian Council which will take some time,” Overchuk said.