TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin held talks in Moscow on ways to further boost scientific cooperation between the two countries.





In the meeting on Wednesday, Sattari and Rogozin hailed the activities of committees under the Third Iran-Russia High Commission for Technological Cooperation.

The two sides also called for efforts to speed up the process of implementing previously signed agreements between the two countries.

Iran and Russia have agreed to cooperate in about 40 scientific projects in diverse fields, including nanotechnology and biotechnology, the production of medical equipment, the treatment of incurable diseases, cognitive science, and academic cooperation.

In a speech in April, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei had said that the two countries have firm resolve to develop their mutual cooperation, particularly in the field of science.

Good news are expected to be released on Tehran-Moscow bilateral ties in coming weeks, he said at the time.

Addressing a conference held in a university in St. Petersburg titled as 'Russia and Iran: Dialogue of Cultures', Sanaei hailed the growing trend of collaborations between the two countries in scientific, academic, and technological fields


By Tasnim News Agency