Iran, Uzbekistan to boost innovative cooperation

The diplomatic mission of Iran started its activity in Tashkent in November 1992, the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Tehran opened in May 1995.
Over the past period, visits of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov to Iran were held four times (1992, 2003 - official, 1996, 2003 - within the framework of participation in the ECO summit).
272 Iranian companies are active in Uzbekistan at the moment.
Iran's vice president for science and technology, Sorena Sattari, and Uzbek Minister of Innovative Development, Dr. Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov, signed the MoU and discussed common areas of technology cooperation and innovation.
Sattari said: "We tried to present technological cooperation models and potential capacities, and knowledge-based companies on both sides are ready to interact."
The Uzbek Minister of Innovative Development also praised Iran's capacity in biotechnology, agriculture, Herbal Medicine, and water, adding that these technologies could help solve environmental and water problems in Uzbekistan, especially in the Aral Sea.
Stating that the grounds for technology transfer from Iran to Uzbekistan are ready, Abdolrahmanov added quality management technologies, desalination, etc. could be used as a pilot in the Aral region.