TEHRAN (Iran News) According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, Hamzeh Rostampour, in a meeting with UNIDO’s fisheries representative, expressed gratitude to the Tehran UNIDO office for its persistent and effective efforts. These efforts included organizing a short-term training course for an Iranian delegation in Japan, facilitating visits by Japanese experts to Iran for knowledge exchange, and conducting educational workshops. Rostampour emphasized Iran’s keen interest in continuing its partnership with UNIDO.

As the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jihad, Rostampour highlighted key priorities, including the adoption of longline tuna fishing methods by fishing vessels and boats, the development of Iran’s tuna value chain through improved quality, the production of diverse products, waste reduction, and the utilization of fishing byproducts. He also stressed the importance of strengthening both domestic and export markets for tuna.

Rostampour urged faster action to bring a Japanese vessel to Iran, addressing any potential obstacles or arranging for a pre-approved Iranian substitute vessel if necessary. “It would be ideal for Japanese experts to be stationed on the vessel to accelerate project implementation,” he noted. He also emphasized the need to install cooling systems at the Konarak fishing dock and on the designated vessel, adding that winches produced by Iranian companies should be purchased by UNIDO and installed on vessels in coordination with provincial fisheries authorities.

He further suggested that providing longline fishing equipment to fishermen would significantly speed up operations. Rostampour also called for upgrades to low-consumption fishing boat engines, proposals to maintain product quality onboard, the use of renewable energy in aquaculture farms, and the development of production projects for coastal villages and rural women’s communities.

Tomoshi Kome, UNIDO’s fisheries director, described the collaboration with Iran’s Fisheries Organization as highly productive, thanks to the effective fisheries working group. He confirmed that two cooling systems had been delivered to Iran’s shipping authority and requested that Iran’s Fisheries Organization draft a letter to extend the contract, to be sent through diplomatic channels.

Kome announced that Japanese experts would arrive in the coming months to install cooling systems and provide training. He expressed optimism about the future, stating, “We anticipate that Iranian tuna products, meeting set standards, will soon enter the Japanese market.”

At the start of the meeting, a report on the longline fishing program conducted between Iran’s Fisheries Organization and UNIDO was presented. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions, the collaboration was described as highly successful and satisfactory.

With these developments, Iran is poised to enhance its tuna industry, elevate its market presence, and strengthen its partnership with UNIDO.

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The report has also put the MVA per capita of the country in 2022 at $825, while the figure was $712 in 2021.

According to the estimates of this international organization, the share of MVA in Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 was 14.7 percent, while the share of industrial products in the country’s total exports this year was 47.7 percent and the share of industrial sector in the country’s employment was estimated at 17.4 percent.

Based on the UNIDO report, among the countries whose MVA growth is lower than Iran in 2022, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, Qatar, Russia, and the U.S. can be mentioned.

According to this report, industrial activities that were greatly reduced in 2020 under the influence of the coronavirus outbreak had an admirable revival in 2021, and in 2022 we have witnessed the return of the growth trend of the industrial sector to the period before the pandemic.

In 2022, the added value of the world’s industrial sector grew by 2.3 percent, but could not reach the 3.1 percent growth rate of the world’s GDP this year. Industrialized economies saw relatively good industrial growth in 2022. The added value of industrial production in high-income economies grew by 2.9 percent this year, while the figure was six percent for industrializing economies.

Iran’s industry sector also registered a growth of 5.1 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- June 21, 2023) while the country’s total economic growth in the said quarter was 3.4 percent.

The data released by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) show that the growth rate of the industry sector in the second quarter of the year was also significantly positive.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran Barat Ghobadian said that Iran expects UNIDO to fulfill its responsibility for the industrial development of UN members and to actively participate in Iran’s industrial development projects.

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Tehran needs European experiences in many sections, especially in the field of ​​waste, as well as traffic and pollution, he mentioned.

Tehran Mayor arrived in Austrian capital Vienna at the head of a high-ranking delegation from Tehran Municipality late on Monday in order to participate in the 4th International Mayors Summit (IMS) dubbed “Bridge for Cities” which kicked off its work on Tuesday and will last for two days.

He is to meet with Director General of UNIDO and is expected to sign a memorandum of cooperation between Tehran Municipality and UNIDO on new urban technologies, as well as his Austrian counterpart Michael Ludwig and other officials.

Hanachi will depart Austria’s capital for Berlin to meet with his German counterpart and visit the most important civil projects in Berlin in the field of smart cities, waste management, relief and rescue systems, fire department and public transportation systems.

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Iran also expressed concerns about UNIDO’s financial challenges, urging the United States to clear its debts to push forward the organization’s development plans.

Condemning the unilateral and illegitimate economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies against other countries, the statement warned about the negative repercussions of these measures on the cooperation between the member states and UNIDO and the implementation of joint projects with this organization.

The statement described the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposition of sanctions against Iran as “economic terrorism” and a clear “violation of human rights”, calling on the international community and UNIDO’s member states to adopt the necessary measures to oppose such abusive moves.

Iran also welcomed the new members joining UNIDO, Palestine in particular, asking UNIDO’s secretariat to help pave the way for the development of the Middle Eastern country.

The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses satisfaction over UNIDO programs in helping developing countries to attain their industrial goals, it added.

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Iran Alloy Steel Co. with 1,430 staff members has the capacity to produce more than 300 grades of steel.

‘Iran Alloy Steel Company has certification in integrated management system and based on its social responsibility is eager to cooperate with UNIDO in this pilot project for promoting energy efficiency and environment safeguarding.” Zarezadeh, the Utility and Energy department manager of the Company said.

UNIDO will assist the company to implement cultural change program along with developing energy baselines and performance indicators aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, UNIC said.

The results of this pilot project will be published after 6-months implementation.

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