Iran, Russia keen to broaden scientific relations

Iranian and Russian officials in a meeting in Moscow explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating scientific ties between the two countries. Deputy Head of the Iranian Parliament's Education and Research Commission Javad Heravi and Deputy Head of Russian State Duma's Sciences, Culture and Information Technology Commission Victor Casaorov underlined the need for boosting mutual scientific and academic cooperation between Iran and Russia during a meeting in the Russian capital on Thursday. Heravi pointed to the current status of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia, and said, "The Iranian scientists and academicians are ready to increase the level of their mutual cooperation with their Russian counterparts." "The training rate in Iran has improved to an extent that the university students comprise 5 percent of the Iranian population today, which is a high percentage globally," he added. Casaorov, for his part, underlined Moscow's willingness to boost mutual cooperation in the scientific and academic fields with Iran. Iran and Russia have vast cooperation in different fields, specially in political and economic spheres. The two also enjoy special position on the international scene and have long held constant consultations on key regional and global issues.