Speaking in a press conference he said that the figure was just 10 percent of the association capacity for manufacturing, and expressed hope that manufacturers will be able to deploy one hundred percent of their exporting potentials over the next two years.  

Over the last 2.5 years we have been able to establish closer relations with the government which has been helpful in view of solving the private sector problems but this level of interaction has not met our expectations, Saghafi said.   

According to him, the association has started marketing abroad and has achieved some successes even though it is faced with some challenges in terms of providing its foreign exchange needs.

We are at the beginning of the road leading to export equipment and we need governmental support, he concluded.