BEIRUT, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Saleh, Sidon's head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, called for measures to recover trade between Lebanon and India, local media reported Saturday.

"Trade between the two countries dropped in the past year. Lebanese exports to India dropped from 24 U.S. million dollars in 2014 to 12 million dollars last year, while Lebanon's imports from India down from 400 million dollars to 300 million dollars," Saleh was quoted by the National News Agency as saying.

Saleh's remarks came during his meeting with an Indian delegation headed by Ovessa Iqbal, the Charge d'Affaires of the Indian Embassy in Lebanon.

He said that the private sectors in both countries in addition to diplomats must cooperate to encourage the participation in exhibitions and conferences in India and Lebanon.