Australian Ambassador to Tehran Ms. Lyndall Sachs met Head of Mazandaran Province Chamber of Commerce Mr. Abdollah Mohaher Darabi during her visit to Sari, the capital of Mazandaran Province.

In the meeting, Head of Mazandaran Chamber of Commerce Mr. Mohajer Darabi emphasized necessity of seriousness in the trade relation of Iran and Australia especially the capacities of Mazandaran Province, and said with presenting the capacities of both sides and creating an appropriate route for trade, it will be possible to increase the trade exchanges.

He said that there are various capacities in the fields of industry, mine, tourism and trade in Mazandaran Province and if they are seriously addressed, there exists possibility for improving exports between Mazandaran and Australia.

Mohajer Darabi then pointed to the unique capacity of Mazandaran coasts for investment in the sea tourism projects as well as the capability of this province for producing good quality dairy, fisheries, foodstuff and flowers, stipulating that the total exports of Australia to Iran is around $20m which is not considerable at all while both countries can increase their bilateral trade relation to a higher amount by knowing capacities of both sides and creating appropriate route for trade and investment.

He then pointed to the God blessings and natural beauties of Mazandaran and its jungles, adding that it is a very good attraction for tourism. He then said whet, sugarcane and corn are major needs of the province and called for cooperation.

Australian Ambassador Sachs, for her part, said that Mazandaran Province with its natural beauties has good attractions and it is one of the major centers for producing high quality rice in Iran.

She pointed to the interest of Australian companies for cooperation with Mazandaran companies, adding that besides the trade relation between Iran and Australia, some 4,000 Iranian students are studying in the Ph.D. level in Australia and Iranians are the third foreign community population in Australia and therefore Iran and Australia can take advantage of these opportunities for boosting relations in economic and scientific fields.

She pointed to the several capacities which were mentioned by Mr. Mohajer Darabi and said that both countries can work for broadening relations and bilateral trade. She pointed to the tourism capacities of Mazandaran as the most important property of this province and said that a tourist always expects to travel to a place with an international standard and climate and therefore Mazandaran should be promoted and presented like Isfahan.

Sachs emphasized that knowing capabilities and requirements of both sides will lead to creating trade relations in the fields of agro, industry and tourism and therefore both sides have to work on it.

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If results of the second phase are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the third phase will be conducted on 16,800 volunteers by the end of summer, ISNA reported.

The first phase of the clinical trial was performed on volunteer Australians.

Vaccines against viruses can be divided into three main categories: live attenuated, inactivated/killed, and subunit vaccines. Recombinant protein subunit vaccines are composed of at least 1 type of viral antigen. These vaccines are significantly more secure than live attenuated and inactivated vaccines.

Spicogen is a recombinant protein subunit vaccine.

Iran is also producing vaccines jointly with Cuba, and Russia, which may also be released by September.

Homegrown vaccines

COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, was unveiled on December 29, 2020, and started to be mass-produced on March 29.

Meanwhile, a vaccine developed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (Razi Cov Pars) is expected to become the second Iranian-made vaccine to be administered among the population in early August.

Iran has also successfully completed the first phase of the human trial for Fakhra vaccine, the third domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, named after martyred nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Osvid-19, the fourth domestically-made vaccine, is also undergoing human trials, which will also be available in early September.

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In a meeting with Australia’s Ambassador to Iran Lyndall Sachs, senior adviser to the Iranian Parliament Speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian lashed out at the US government for fanning the flames of regional crises by forming military coalitions, calling such acts of interference and participation of Canberra in the US-led military coalitions “unconstructive”.

“We understand the bilateral relations between the US government and Australia, but siding with Trump’s illogical policies would not contribute to sustainable peace and security in the region,” he added.

The adviser further said that Iran attaches significance to dialogue with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia, stressing that regional crises must be addressed through talks, political solutions, and without foreign interference.

For her part, the ambassador voiced Australia’s willingness to maintain bilateral trade and promote relations with Iran despite the difficulties.

Sachs also said that Australian advisory forces are in Iraq and Afghanistan to train the military forces of those countries, adding that her government pushes for the establishment of international peace and stability.

In August 2019, Australia joined a US-led maritime mission that Washington said is aimed at protecting international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Australia said it would contribute troops, a surveillance plane, and a frigate to protect shipping lanes off the coast of Iran.

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