Iran to Transfer Technological Know-How to Senegal
The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Iran hosted a delegation of seven trade persons from Senegal thanks to the interactions with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Senegal and with the aim of generating wealth from technology, selling technical knowledge and exporting products.
During this visit, Mohammad Hossein Fa’ezi, the head of the research center of the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Iran, presented a report on the capabilities of the ACECR, saying, “The complex is ready to cooperate for the training of technicians and academics, the sale of technical knowledge and other mutual collaborations.”
The business delegation then visited the Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, the National Center for Genetic and Biological Resources, the Biofarm Center of Ibn Sina Research Institute, and the Incubator and Technology Center of Royan Research Institute.
Earlier, in December, Iranian Vice-President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehqani Firouzabadi in a meeting in Tehran had conferred with the minister in charge of the Plan Senegal Emergent, Cheikh Kanté, on ways to boost technological ties.
The two countries will expand collaboration in the three fields of mini oil refineries, agriculture, and health, Dehqani Firouzabadi said.
“West African countries provide a good opportunity for Iran to enhance relations,” he added.
The Senegalese official, for his part, said, “I knew that Iran is on the right track and it has made considerable advances, but attending the meeting, I realized that the country has made great strides in science and technology.”
He went on to say that Senegal looks forward to cooperating with Iran in the fields of science and technology. “Africa needs such scientific collaborations.”
Kanté called food, energy, and technology the axes of cooperation between the two countries, and reminded, “Senegal is fully ready to conclude contracts and memoranda of understanding with Iran to expand scientific and technological cooperation.
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