BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

22/10/2005

Belarus calls for expansion of scientific ties with Iran

Tehran, Oct 22, IRNA

Iran-Belarus-Cooperation

Belarussian Ambassador to Tehran Leonid Rachkov here Saturday called for expansion of his country's scientific cooperation with Iran.

During a meeting with Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad-Mehdi Zahedi, Rachkov also welcomed promotion of bilateral ties in the fields of information technology (IT), electricity, environment protection and medical engineering.

The ambassador stressed the benefits that may be derived from joint research and publication of educational books as well as exchange of university professors and students.

He submitted an official invitation of the Belarussian science minister to the latter's Iranian counterpart for both countries to sign joint agreements and hold their second joint commission meeting.

Zahedi, for his part, voiced Iran's keenness to expand scientific relations with countries of the global community and hoped greater scientific interaction between Iran and Belarus would foster wider trade and economic ties.

Source:

http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-16/0510226586140259.htm