Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Discussion with Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran

2:50 pm

H.E. Mr. Hossein Panahiazar:

We are trying to facilitate the traders. I am aware that the importers and exporters are already talking to each other. What we are doing is to lift the obstacle that exists, namely, the ban. In the context of the certificate, which is only a technical issue, it was necessary to exchange some letters between the relevant authorities in Iran and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We received the most recent letter yesterday and we will convey it today to the Department. If there are no other questions arising, I hope the matter will be finalised.