Iranian, Russian Universities Reach Comprehensive Agreements on Cooperation
“The most important expectation from holding this meeting, in addition to meeting again and deepening relations, is to implement the issues that have been previously agreed upon and to open new horizons for cooperation. Some of these issues stem from the implementation of previous memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed in previous meetings,” said Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
“Materialization of these memoranda, as well as the recent agreement of the heads of the two states on the clauses related to scientific and technological cooperation contained in the Comprehensive Strategic Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, can pave the path for scientific cooperation,” he added.
“Based on these agreements, the contracting parties will develop and strengthen long-term and constructive relations in the field of higher education, technology and innovation, implement joint scientific and technical projects, and also encourage the establishment and development of direct contacts between educational and scientific institutions,” Hosseini said.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a cooperation pact, deepening the partnership between two neighboring states.
Iranian and Russian officials said the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” covers areas from trade and military cooperation to science, culture and education.
Iran and Russia traded over $1.898 billion of non-oil products in the first nine months of the current Persian calendar year (started on March 20).
Since the start of this year until the end of December, Iran exported 1.056 million tons of non-oil goods to Russia, valued at $803 million, marking a 14% increase compared to the same period last year.
Customs data revealed that 1.491 million tons of goods, worth $1.099 billion, were imported from Russia into Iran during this period.
Commenting on Iran's exports to Russia, the spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Rouhollah Latifi, said, "Bell peppers were our top export to Russia in this period, showing a 175% increase in weight compared to the same period last year."
Latifi further noted that from April to the end of December, Iran's main import from Russia was raw gold, weighing 3,595 kilograms and valued at $281 million.
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