Iran, China Ink $17 Billion In Deals

("Source: Press TV, Iran, May 18, 2009") via THE MEMRI BLOG.org ^ | May 18, 2009 | n/a

[Cindy]

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Iran, China Ink $17 Billion In Deals

Asadollah Asgarowladi, director of the Iran-China trade bureau, has said that China has signed 18 economic contracts, worth $17 billion, with Iran in the areas of technology, engineering, infrastructure, and trade.

Iran's Press TV reported that in 2008 there was $29 billion in trade between the two countries.

Source: Press TV, Iran, May 18, 2009

Posted at: 2009-05-18

[Cindy]

Speaking of China, Iran and Latin America:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=103290

“US State Secretary Clinton Alarmed by China, Iran Gains in Latin America”
World | May 1, 2009, Friday

SNIPPET: “The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has described the recent gains made by China and Iran in Latin America as “disturbing”.

During a meeting of Foreign Service officers in the US State Department, Clinton alerted that nations such as China, Russia, and Iran were gaining influence in Latin America and establishing close relations with the leaders of Latin American states such as Venezuela and Bolivia, BGNES reported.”