[Iran] - Iran, Nigeria set up joint sci-tech working group

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technology.The decision to set up the working group was made during a meeting between the Iranian deputy science minister, Hasham
Dadashpour, and the Nigerian ambassador to Tehran, Yakubu Santuraki Suleiman, IRNA reported.In fact, the field of science and technology is
very important, and since Iran has developed in the field of science and technology, Nigeria is very interested in benefiting from the
capacities, Iran and Nigeria have a good opportunity to develop their scientific cooperation and help each other.Nigeria is considered one
of the important countries in Africa
So, the Ministry of Science has decided to expand its cooperation with Nigeria in the fields related to science and technology, Dadashpour
the transfer of science, knowledge, and technology, and they can create unique opportunities for the future of the two countries, he
(IHIT) in Africa in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.The center serves as a base for the creation of innovative ideas, the commercialization of
these ideas, and the export of Iranian knowledge-based products and services to the East African market.The IHIT, by supporting innovative
ideas, and holding technological and innovative events will be a platform for the development and promotion of Iranian knowledge-based
companies, startups, and creative industries.Trade with AfricaAiming to develop trade with Africa, Iran has opened eight trade centers in
Promotion Organization (TPO), has said.These centers are located in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria,
Algeria, and South Africa, and this network will be further expanded and completed by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March
20).In June last year, TPO Head Alireza Peyman-Pak said the country is taking the necessary steps to increase annual trade exchanges with
African countries to $5 billion by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 2025-March 2026).Peyman-Pak said the trade with the mentioned