TEHRAN – The head of the Center for Progress and Development of Iran (CPDI), Sajjad Ahadzadeh, and the Brazilian ambassador to Tehran, André Veras Guimarães, have mentioned methods to foster cooperation between the 2 international locations within the science and know-how sectors.
During a gathering held in Tehran on Wednesday, Guimarães highlighted the 2 nations’ membership in BRICS, the bloc which is a important platform for increasing regional cooperation and reinforcing multilateralism. “BRICS, representing over half of the world’s inhabitants and 40 % of world GDP, holds a big potential to enhance financial, political, in addition to scientific and technological constructions on the international stage,” Mehr information company quoted Guimarães as saying.
The official additionally known as for the enlargement of commerce ties and a deeper mutual understanding of every nation’s tradition and geopolitical positions to assist promote collaborative efforts between Iran and Brazil.
For his half, Ahadzadeh underlined the importance of boosting bilateral and multilateral cooperation and benefiting from the potential capacities, referring to the 120-year relationship between the 2 international locations and the 2 international locations’ partnerships within the science, know-how, and innovation fields since 2009.
The officers agreed to improve cooperation in a variety of sectors, together with agriculture and meals safety, synthetic intelligence (AI), quantum know-how and digital economic system, revolutionary applied sciences in tile and ceramic manufacture with minimal water consumption, AI in cognitive neuroscience, oil and fuel, and renewable energies.
Producing ethanol as Brazil’s major biofuel, manufacturing joint electrical automobiles, exploring minerals and creating exploration instruments, extracting crude oil within the deep waters of the Caspian Sea, and fostering cooperation within the aerospace business had been among the many different agreements reached. Brazil chairs the BRICS group in 2025.
Developing scientific ties with BRICS
In April 2024, representatives from Iranian universities and better training institutes and the BRICS Expert Council held a gathering in Tehran to focus on methods to expand scientific cooperation.
It was the primary assembly held on the subject of scientific analysis and technological initiatives.
During the assembly, Victoria Panova, head of the council who can be Vice-Rector of HSE University in Russia, and Omid Rezaei-Far, an official with the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, explored avenues to increase the scientific and technological ties, IRIB reported.
“Despite cruel sanctions, Iran has achieved many accomplishments in agriculture, biotechnology, technology, and engineering sciences fields,” IRIB quoted Panova as saying.
She additionally famous that, not like what’s imagined, the BRICS group will not be merely an financial group. It is right here to introduce the excessive capability of the BRICS by way of science and know-how as effectively.
Panova went on to emphasize Iran’s capabilities and readiness to expand scientific cooperation with member states of this worldwide group.
Rezaei-Far, for his half, stated the working teams will probably be established quickly and aligned with BRICS academic actions; educational members of every working group will collaborate with BRICS to fulfill its targets.
Highlighting the excessive scientific capabilities of Iranian universities and science and know-how parks, Rezaei-Far introduced Iran’s readiness to take part in BRICS scientific endeavors, notably talent coaching programs with an emphasis on innovation and know-how.
The BRICS group, comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was established in 2009. It has emerged as a big pressure shaping international financial discussions.
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