Iran stresses scientific, technological coop. of ECO states

Mohammad-Ali Zolfigol made the remarks in the opening ceremony of the 7th executive meeting of the ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) in Isfahan.

He underlined that scientific-technological cooperation among ECO states is advantageous compared to economic cooperation.

He put forward the setting up of a database consisting of statistics on the status of science, technology, and education of regional countries.

ECOSF is a specialized institute operating under ECO with the aim of promoting economic growth based on science, technology, and innovation.

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an inter-governmental organization comprised of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan which seeks economic development among member states with an aggregate population of 500 million.

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