LOK SABHA An Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the fields of Science and Technology between Government of Republic of India and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was signed in New Delhi on January 25, 2003.

The salient features of the Agreement are:

• Setting up of a Joint Committee for determining the areas of mutual cooperation and formulation of Programme of Cooperation on regular basis.
• Finalizing subsidiary agreements between the respective organizations, enterprises and institutions relating to science & technology.
• Promoting cooperation in mutually agreed upon areas, such as, (i) Information and Communication Technology; (ii) Biotechnology; (iii) Pharmaceuticals Research and (iv) Food Technology and others through visits and exchange of experts, holding scientific and technological workshops, implementation of Joint Projects, training and exchange of experiences in regard of Science and Technology infrastructure, women entrepreneurship and technology in rural areas.

The agreement envisages development of cooperation in the mutually agreed areas of science and technology on the basis of equality and mutual advantage. It helps in strengthening the bilateral relation between India and Iran in science and technology.

This was stated by Shri Prithviraj Chavan, the Minister of State (I/C) for Science and Technology in the Lok Sabha today.

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : March 3, 2010