Currently Iranian economy is not ready to join the World Trade Organization

Sabzalipour response to the request of member of US Congress

Currently Iranian economy is not ready to join the World Trade Organization

Membership in the World Trade Organization WTO is beneficial for Iran when it became totally an exporting country and has fundamentally and root invested on basic industries, not like current situation, that we have a fully Importing Country and most industries and factories are bankrupt or under bankruptcy due to economic problems and most workers are also looking for their unpaid wages.

Mohammad Reza Sabzalipour, the president of World Trade Center Tehran (Iran) and Chairman of the Policy Council of Resistance economy and the private sector was delivering a speech in The Second Conference of ” membership of Iran in the World Trade Organization WTO, entitled progress, obstacles and the role of government and private sectors” and  in response to the US members of Congress, among activists and executives of private sector and university professors ,referring to the important issues added: Currently Iran isn’t ready to join the World Trade Organization, as a result, members of US Congress don’t try to block Iran’s membership in WTO.

He state: today’s globalization process is seriously supported and driven at international level by the United Nations and its specialized agencies. Clearly can obvious that tree international organization (International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization)  adopt policies as specialized organization in economy domination which are completely in direction of economy globalization and for the reason that organization play role of coordinator for economy globalization ,therefore they lead to their policies   various countries in the world, especially developing countries. And bear pressure on country that does not move in this direction by various methods. In the better word, affairs of above organization cause a kind of obligation to the national economy present in global economy process and each country which have not readiness to be present in this process for every reason will observe them in isolation.

For example, if a country is not admitted as a member in WTO which its main administer is goods and service free trade across the world, actually will not able to be present in global markets successfully and exporting competition. On the other hand, that countries membership in mentioned organization my resulting to eliminate many of newly- established industries in country, for that paradox .Such country will be placed under pressure. In fact, every kind of power to adjust time will be taken away.

Also, World Bank will lent money to necessitous countries on condition they apply deregulation and privatization policies, which consider as a kind of obligation for necessitous countries.  International Monetary Fund promotes to move indirection of globalization by giving consultation and guidance to various countries. The tree large economic organizations fundamentally provide infrastructure for to occur global village and undertake domain for guidance and countries membership in the village. Mr. Alipour specified that primary acceptance initial admission request of a country by WTO is normal and natural trend of affairs, so there is no need to become glade. Unfortunately due to lack of clear and right informing and necessary awareness in this connection,   most of the people even some of the responsible have been faced to misunderstand about admission Iran as observer and Iran membership in WTO.

The president of world trade center of Iran added: considering the issue that Iranian governmental responsible especially industry and mines minister Mr. Nematzadeh and minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Zarif have recently called in to mind WTO. And without considering future realities and difficulties the story of Iran joining to WTO is bring forward again. But it should be attention that difficulties of Iran to join WTO divide in to two internal and external sections. Excluding difficulties current disorders dominated economy of Iran; some of the internal regulation is not match with provisions of WTO. Including Article 44of constitutional law, governmental ownership and monopoly on grand industries and mines, banker, TV and radio, sailing, aviation etc., (Meant that government s and pseudo governmental extraordinary attention to economic

Arena and weak role of private sections). Also, negation related to foreign insurance, investments of foreign people, high rate of tariff for importing and some other regulations that are in consistence with WTO regulation according to internal dimension. However, Iran joining to WTO will bring many benefits for country attaining that is depend on removing political problems between Iran and most of countries in the world especially main players , powerful  in the trade arena, grate members, and decision makers of the organization. Certainly, condition for joining or membership for every country in WTO have to pledge agreement all of countries about membership of a new member, if one of the members do not agree, membership of the requesting country will not be accepted.

The outstanding authority of trade world know opposing vote of USA as one of the most important obstacles for Iran to WTO defiantly it cause that we cannot reach to a necessary consensus in the interest of us it do not agree with Iran membership. Meanwhile, the reality should not be disclaimed that USA is very powerful regarding economy,  so most of the members are obedient to it, opposition of USA have effected on decision of other countries. Certainly, excluding USA, even if one weak member disagrees with Iran admission, that addition will not be on agenda. For example, memberships of a great country such as Russia held in hands of a country like Georgia that finally the problem resolved by USA mediation after 18 years and agreed with Russia membership. At now, excluding USA and its European confederates, a country like Israel is in front of Iran admission, due to fundamental disputes and doctrinal between Iran and Israel government, and respective request of Iran which want wiping Israel out of world. Certainly, Israel will be a great obstacle on the way of Iran membership on WTO. Now, for removing the barriers we should back down on doctrinal principle and chanted slogans or ignore its benefits. At least America and federates will drive a benefit of this problem as a political weapon against Iran.

Alipour added referring to foreign restriction, totally if we have been in a stressful political space, we will surly confront to severities in Iran process of accession to WT. Also, in this direction foreign restriction will cause to delay in this process, therefore Iran has to accept sever condition to join. In India, during a meeting with Mr. Pascal Lami, the former president of World Trade Organization, he said me that one of the most important advices to all authorities of countries which wish to be member is the country first draw political support of member countries then carry out other affairs. Therefore, it is natural that we be deprived from their political support while there ids political tension between world, especially important and effective countries of the world, and us. And if we think that these countries will by all means forget disputes during negotiation regarding deep political dispute with Iran and will negotiation on trade programs without political concerns, we are completely wrong and have wrong thought in mind. However, we have not entered in to negotiation par excellence and we have only answered the questions, what we did was undone during the eight years of Ahmadinejad, any way we will negotiate sooner or later.

Therefore, so long as political disputes between Iran and spiteful countries have not been resolved, Iran joining to WTO is impossible and inconceivable issue.

Chairman of the Council of policy making for Economic Resistive and the private sector point out that WTO member countries’ consent and the worldwide trade pact which signed two years ago in Indonesia , bally, will bring a lot of benefits for economy of the world and cause to facilitate and streamline trade between member countries from then on. In addition, level of trade exchanges will remarkably develop both quantity and volume of trade. But the main issue is that member countries will just trade with each other and will avoid to trade non remembered countries like Iran.

So, in order to continue the discussion, first please let me explain difference between two organizations; in the other word, WTO and WTC.

WTO is the former GATT, an economic international organization that its duty is policy making and Enacting law and regulations in the field of tariff, trade, and enforcing punish member trespassing countries. It does not offer any services to nongovernmental sections, only member governments, its main headquarter located in Switzerland, Geneva, and about 161 countries are admitted as a member in the organization. Iran has not been as an official member of WTO and has just become observer since 2006.

Headquarter of WTC located on Network, on the contrary WTO, the organization does not legislation, but also provide economic activists with infrastructure and offer commercial services which requested economic activists or an ownership industries.  I do not want to numerate the services again. They are service that the Chamber of Commerce do not have and do not have even. As I said Iran have been admitted an official member since 1997.

Considering mentioned explications, I have not any official position and authority to follow up Iran member in WTO, But due to the relationships between this two international organizations in the world, World Trade Center can consulate for Iran accession to WTO and regarding its international connections can informally peruse Iran member process.

In response to the question of whether the process of negotiations with the P5 + 1 and sanctions reduction we can hope to join the World Trade Organization? Alipour said: At all Iran accession to World Trade Organization is a highly specialized and separate project that does not have much relationship to negotiations between Iran and 5 + 1, so Iran joining and obstacles in the way of Iran membership is something other than that.

However makes smoother things, the removal of sanctions against Iran. So give a full description on this organization, member process, Barriers and problems, the benefits of joining to profit from information and explanations in every manner you wish.

In my point of view, joining Iran to WTO is an unattainable and impossible desire!!

Iran is including countries that will intentionally or unintentionally be derived toward global economy sooner or later as the other national economy .Iran membership in WTO before everything required to utilize develop policies for deregulation trade and production and modify considerably economic rules and regulations and cut governments and officials’ hand from economic activities. The changes can have a widespread effect on economy of country and economic security.

I believe that Iran membership in WTO and enter entering in to global village is an inevitable and necessary issue. Therefore, I emphasize that this event will happen sooner or later in near future. So, they have not economic relation with nonmember countries. It is worth mentioning that Iran membership in WTO with regard to the present economy is more lethal and dangerous than poison!! But if we build the present economic substructure and revive, renew, and promote basic industries. Finally, we turned the country into an exporter of non-oil goods. Then, joining this organization can be useful, helpful and full of growth and prosperity for us.  However, without these measures, Membership in the WTO only will cause to quickly bankrupt for a few active factories in the country and their doors will be closed. In total, our country is seeking entry to village and family world trade by Membership in the WTO to obtain share interests of economic opportunities between the 161 member states.

Referring that trade of Iran need to change and evolution to join WTO he said that every country in the world have to connect with the other countries and in Iran Vision such relation and interaction with the world have been under discussion by effectiveness and creativeness characteristic and base on the wisdom, glory, and advisable principals.

And naturally our country economic exchanges and non-oil goods exporter on the op must be so that. First government and officials should believe that live and future promotion country is in pledge of more than ever non-oil goods export. After that person view and afterwards by way of exact culture making and creating various attractions, it should change personal view to national view and attention to personal interests to the national interest.

I repeat again Iran membership in the World Trade Organization WTO when is beneficial that Iran change in to a totally extortioner country and is root and fundamental invested on industries, not like now that our country is fully imported country. and most industries and factories have gone bankrupt or are under bankruptcy due to the economic problems most workers are also looking for their unpaid wages. So long as Iran is mired in economic difficulties, most companies and factories are worn up and bankrupt, 60 to 70 percent of our economic activities of our country are in the hands of government and quasi-governments, and have not enjoyed efficient and powerful private sector and being a fully importing country. Depression, inflation, unemployment cost a heavy shadow on Iran and Iranian and totally with weak and non-coordinated economic team of government Iran membership in TWO will not attain. Granting the impossibility, the event occur in such bad economic space unlike all of this problems Iran Became an member of that organization, that membership will eradicate active industries of our country at first like a sharp sword.  By then, I advise officials that are better they be realist than be false optimist, first resolve people’s economic problems and reconstruct substructures instead of Populist works, until conditions provide for Iran membership in WTO and other international country.

In conclusion president of WTO stated, deniable truth is that Iran peace and promotion depend on friendship and peace with other countries of the world, not make enemy. Because any countries will not able to remove problems and develop in the world alone. Suitable relations along with mutual respect to the countries of the world has especial important and attaining to such important issue in global arena required to make prudently and right strategic policies in international speed. So that country cannot be an exemption. Therefore, we charge to suitable and creative interaction with the out world. Certainly, removing Iran political disputes and tension toward west world is not impossible issue. While it takes long time it will bring more disadvantages for country.

Regarding our commandment said that …. It seems necessary that officials take positive and constricting steps to remove political tension and disputes with west world leaded by America, while pay attention to benefic of peace for country promotion, regard national interacts based on stable management and special policy, and by paternal guidance of great leader of revolution and could gain remarkable credits in interest to country and people To take away all of problems from Iran and Iranian forever. /End of News

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