TEHRAN – Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday to take part in the sixth Meeting of Science Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and maintain talks with senior Pakistani officers.
Upon his arrival at Islamabad International Airport, Simaei-Sarraf was welcomed by Ambassador Reza Amiri-Moqaddam, together with officers from Pakistan’s Ministry of Science and Technology, IRNA reported.
During his go to, the minister is scheduled to attend the Board of Trustees meeting of the ECO Science Foundation and ship a keynote speech on the sixth ECO ministerial meeting.
The election of the subsequent president of the ECO Science Foundation can also be on the agenda. The basis is at the moment headed by Komeil Tayyebi from Iran.
As a part of his three-day go to, Simaei-Sarraf may even meet with Pakistan’s minister of science and know-how and the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), go to a number of main universities in Islamabad, tour the ECO Science Foundation, and maintain discussions with professors of the Persian language.
Joint scientific working group
On the sidelines of the seventh Turkey Educational Technologies Summit (generally known as TETZ 2026), which was held in Istanbul from June 26 to twenty-eight, the Pakistani Minister of State for the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Wajiha Qamar, met with Simaei-Sarraf, proposing that the 2 international locations set up a joint scientific working group.
Iran’s current achievements in the worldwide enviornment are inspiring for many international locations, together with Pakistan, ISNA quoted Qamar as saying.
Highlighting the emotional, religious, historic, and cultural ties between the 2 nations, the official stated, “Pakistan will stand by Iran in its initiatives and actions, and the relations between Tehran and Islamabad will remain strong and stable based on these commonalities.”
The two sides want to advertise collaboration to totally make the most of the respective capacities of one another, she added.
The deep linguistic, non secular, and civilizational ties between the 2 international locations will contribute to the event of cooperation, the official additional famous.
Referring to the scientific and academic accomplishments of Iran, Qamar stated Pakistan can profit from Iran’s precious experience in expertise coaching, agriculture, development, and manufacturing sectors.
For his half, Simaei-Sarraf famous that present scientific, tutorial, and technological collaborations between Iran and Pakistan will not be proportionate to the capacities of each events.
The official additionally burdened the necessity to set up Persian and Urdu language chairs in reciprocal international locations.
Highlighting the scientific capabilities of Sistan-Baluchestan University, the science minister introduced the college’s readiness to draw Pakistani college students.
On the sidelines of the forty third Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from October 30 to November 13, 2024, Simaei-Sarraf met with the Pakistani Minister of State for the Ministry of Federal Education, Wajiha Qamar.
During the meeting, the 2 sides underlined cultural, civilizational ties between the 2 international locations and referred to as for the growth of scientific, tutorial, and academic cooperation.
The Pakistani minister lauded Iran’s achievements in know-how and digital transformation.
For his half, Simaei-Sarraf voiced the nation’s readiness to share scientific and technological experience with Pakistan.