TEHRAN – Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, the Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology, and Denis Korzhitsky, the chairman of the Belarusian State Committee on Science and Technology, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday to increase instructional, analysis, and technological collaborations.
The MOU was inked on the eighth assembly of the Joint Belarusian-Iranian Commission on Co-operation in Science, Technology and Higher Education, which befell in Minsk.
The fee confirmed the precedence areas for 2026-2028 as digital economic system and synthetic intelligence; progressive industrial applied sciences; organic and medical applied sciences; progressive options within the agro-industrial advanced and meals trade; and improvement and deepening of the examine of the languages and literatures of each international locations, in accordance with SB information.
Additionally, each events expressed their readiness to carry a joint competitors for sci-tech initiatives throughout 2026-2028. A protocol of the assembly was signed following the talks.
Before the assembly, Belarusian Education Minister Andrey Ivanets held a gathering with Simaei-Sarraf. The official hoped the assembly would lay the bottom for the growth of scientific and technological cooperation between the 2 international locations.
The Iranian minister, for his half, highlighted the strategic standing of the SCO and known as for the enhancement of collaborations amongst member states within the expertise sector to fulfill the shared wants of every nation.
In May, Ivanets, in a cellphone name with Simaei-Sarraf, introduced his nation’s willingness to advertise scientific and academic ties with Iran.
He expressed solidarity with Iranians following the US-Israeli assaults on Iran, and voiced readiness to increase cooperation with Iran by way of conducting joint analysis initiatives and exchanging college students, IRNA reported.
Highlighting Iran’s scientific capacities, Simaei-Sarraf mentioned Iran’s greater training system primarily focuses on the event of expertise and innovation, noting that 160 science and expertise parks are working within the nation, presently.
The official invited Ivanets to pay a go to to Iran and turn out to be extra accustomed to science and expertise parks in addition to universities, which is able to contribute to the enhancement of ties.
Lauding Belarus expression of solidarity with Iran, Simaei-Sarraf mentioned the aggressors didn’t solely assault the nation’s geographical borders, but in addition scientific borders focusing on analysis facilities, laboratories, and universities.
The official highlighted that assaults on scientific facilities and academic establishments violate the International Humanitarian Law precept of distinction. He went on to suggest the event of a joint doc on safeguarding universities, greater training facilities, and condemning any assault on science, scientists, and professors within the tenth assembly of the SCO Science Ministers.
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