UNIDO ready to expand IT cooperation with Iran

Nov 07, 2019 22:46 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Nov 09, 2019 15:32 Asia/Tehran]

UNIDO Secretary-General Li Yong (L) and Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining, and Commerce Barat Qobadian

The secretary-general of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announced the agency's readiness to implement joint projects with Iran.

UNIDO Secretary-General Li Yong called for cooperation in such areas as information technology.

In a meeting with Iran's Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining, and Commerce Barat Qobadian on the sidelines of the eighteenth UNIDO conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Thursday, Li Yong said the organization is ready to expand its industrial cooperation with Iran.

Qobadian for his part called for UNIDO's $1.5-million contribution to complete the optimization plan of energy consumption in Iran.