Iran, Armenia Agree on Customs Pact to Boost Trade, Expand Meghri Border

The heads of customs authorities from Iran and Armenia met in Yerevan on Tuesday to review measures aimed at facilitating trade and expanding transit between the two countries, according to Tasnim News Agency.

Iran’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Head of Customs Administration, Faroud Asgari, and Armenia’s Head of Customs Administration, Edward Hakobyan, discussed in detail the upcoming customs programs designed to remove customs barriers and increase bilateral trade volumes.

Key actions under review included the implementation of electronic information exchange between customs agencies, the establishment of continuous border meetings to assess on-the-ground cooperation, the mutual recognition of authorized economic operators, and finalizing the customs “green corridor” to expedite trade flows.

Armenian officials also presented a plan to expand the Meghri customs facility in the southern Armenia through joint public-private sector investment — a project expected to significantly increase the capacity of the Armenia-Iran border crossing.

In recent weeks, such facilitative measures have already yielded results as daily truck traffic at the Norduz- Meghri border crossing — Iran’s only land border with Armenia and the primary gateway to Eurasian Economic Union countries — has risen from 450 to 550 trucks per day.

The meeting underscored a coordinated push to transform the Norduz- Meghri corridor into a more efficient trade artery between Iran and the broader Eurasian region. - Iran Daily