Ankara, Tehran to Broaden Scientific Cooperation

Date: 17 March 2019 - 21:16

News ID: ۶۴۳۴۵

TEHRAN (FNA) - Head of the Turkish Scientific and Technological Researches Council Hassan Mandal, in a meeting with Governor General of Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan Mohammad Reza Pour-Mohammadi has said that the two sides will promote scientific and technological collaboration in 2019.
During the meeting in Tabriz, Mandal said that 2019 will be good year in terms of promoting scientific and technological collaboration between Turkey and East Azarbaijan.
Pour-Mohammadi, for his part in the meeting, said the province welcomes scientific and industrial collaboration with Turkish universities and industries, as a large number of Turkish companies have invested in Tabriz Foreign Investment Township.
Referring to the historic and geographic significance of the province, Pour-Mohammadi said that the province is one of the main Iranian provinces in terms of industries, mines and infrastructures.
Referring to good ties between the Tabrizi tradesmen and their counterparts, he said that there is extensive cooperation between producers of the two sides.
He also hailed East Azarbaijan province’s extraordinary capacities in the field of diplomacy, and said that Tabriz can be capital of diplomacy in the country, as the construction of diplomatic complex in the city serves as a major step in this regard.