TEHRAN (IRNA) — Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Wednesday that Iran and Oman stressed taking necessary measures to develop trade relations and remove barriers to monetary and financial exchanges.

Hemmati left Tehran for Muscat on Tuesday for a two-day visit at the invitation of Omani officials. He wrote on his Instagram page on Wednesday:

Today we had a joint meeting with the head of the Central Bank of Oman and the Minister of Industry and Trade of Oman.

Negotiations were conducted to establish the necessary measures for the development of trade relations and to remove barriers to monetary and financial exchanges in this meeting, he added.

Hemmati noted that there were also fruitful negotiations with Oman’s foreign minister yesterday.

Oman’s main international financial and trade relations officials expressed their interest in developing strategic economic relations with Iran during these meetings, he underscored.