TEHRAN (Iran News) Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has traveled to Caracas to attend Iran-Venezuela Joint Economic Cooperation Commission meetings in his capacity as the chairman of the Iranian team.
During his stay in the Latin American nation, he held separate meetings with Venezuela’s Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jimenez Ramirez and Minister of Industry and National Production Alex Saab.
The Iranian and Venezuelan ministers talked about ways to enhance scientific cooperation between the two nations through the transfer of technologies, programs on the exchange of university professors and students, and collaboration in biotechnology and nanotechnology fields.
Nasirzadeh has also discussed plans for closer industrial cooperation with Venezuela, joint investment, a boost to exports, stronger presence of Iranian companies and business people in Venezuela, promotion of trade exchanges, and the conclusion of preferential trade agreements.
The Iranian defense minister co-chairs the 10th meeting of the joint commission in Venezuela.
- source : tasnim
