- Agha Hassan Baloch, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, and Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan agreed to strengthen collaboration in a variety of areas of mutual interest
- The conference was also attended by senior ministry officials, including Scientific Advisor Zain ul Abidin
- According to Agha Hassan Baloch, the two nations might benefit from each other’s experience in a variety of sectors of mutual interest
ISLAMABAD: Agha Hassan Baloch, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, and Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, met on Thursday and agreed to strengthen collaboration in a variety of areas of mutual interest.
As per the details, the conference was also attended by senior ministry officials, including Scientific Advisor Zain ul Abidin. Speaking at the event, the federal minister emphasized the two nations’ deep-rooted warm and fraternal connections founded on religious and cultural similarities.
He stated that Pakistan has always valued its fraternal connections with its neighbor, which have endured the test of time. “It is a source of great happiness that bilateral ties are on the rise, as evidenced by high-level interactions in the political, economic, defense, and security areas.”
According to Agha Hassan Baloch, the two nations might benefit from each other’s experience in a variety of sectors of mutual interest. ECO’s original members include Pakistan and Iran. Furthermore, the ECO Science Foundation is an intergovernmental agency that works under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
According to the federal minister, Iran was the first country to acknowledge Pakistan as a state, and the two countries share history and literature. “We both share similar points of view on a variety of issues ranging from Kashmir to Palestine, and we both want to see long-term peace and stability in the region, as well as take a common position against increasing Islamophobia,” he added. Agha Hassan emphasized the enormous prospects for collaboration between the two countries.
He stated that Pakistan can benefit from Iran’s competence in science and technology and that we have strong plans to expand our partnership in a variety of sectors of mutual interest. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini stated that the two nations’ profound historical, cultural, religious, linguistic, and artistic linkages and similarities provide a perfect foundation for the growth of scientific, educational, and academic partnerships.
He stated that the University of Tehran is interested in establishing a Technology/IT park in Islamabad. He emphasized the importance of hastening MoUs between Pakistani and Iranian colleges to increase cooperation. He stated that Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer border and that both nations should use it to strengthen each other since both countries have significant potential for broad partnership in the sectors of energy, trade, and research.
The federal minister lauded the present administration’s efforts to demonstrate a great interest in science and technology. According to him, the establishment of additional border crossing sites and the early operationalization of the first border market at Mand-Pashin would promote people-to-people ties as well as formal trade and business for locals.
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