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the sanctions as a reason for Iran's progress and self-sufficiency in the field of health, suggesting that a joint annual conference be held
between the academicians of the two countries, IRNA reported.He made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on January 21 with Nicaraguan Health
Minister Martha Reyes Alvarez.Einollahi thanked Nicaragua for being the first country in the world to take the lead in using the Iran-made
coronavirus vaccine.He welcomed the idea of exchanging professors and students and cooperating in the field of medicine and medical
equipment between the two countries, calling for drawing up documents in these fields.He added that he will soon visit Cuba and try to visit
Nicaragua as well to get to know the health system of this country.The Nicaraguan official, for her part, referred to Nicaragua's effort to
develop a family-oriented health system with comprehensive and free coverage, saying that she was interested in seeing Iran's achievements
in the field of health.Reyes welcomed Iran's offer of providing medical education services and expressed hope that her country would be able
to benefit from Iran's expertise in the field of health, especially the internship of Nicaraguan students in Iran.Bilateral tiesIn December
2022, a comprehensive plan to enhance bilateral cooperation was agreed upon by the foreign ministries of Iran and Nicaragua.The agreement
was signed in Tehran by Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian.Amir
Abdollahian said Tehran is prepared to deepen the bilateral relationships in a variety of economic and commercial relations.The senior
Iranian diplomat described the agreement as a "new and strategic" initiative to improve ties between the two nations.Nicaragua's foreign
minister praised both his nation's cordial relations with Iran and their bilateral collaboration in international fora.On January 20, the
Rector of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua UNAN-Managua, Ramona Rodriguez, called for using the experiences of Iran for
Tehran on Thursday with the Iranian science minister, Mohammad-Ali Zolfigol, IRNA reported.During the meeting, Rodriguez welcomed Zolfigol's
proposal about starting a system of needs and ideas and Iran's readiness to share experiences with Nicaragua.She went on to say that in
Nicaragua, there is a national innovation center that operates under the supervision of the president and is in charge of coordinating the
added.The Nicaraguan official cited Iran's experience in setting up technical and vocational universities for training specialized forces to
be very important and asked Iran to share its experiences in this field with Nicaragua.Within the framework of the joint committee for
scientific and technological cooperation, the transfer of these experiences should be pursued, she stressed.The Iranian minister, for his
part, said that after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, notable achievements have been made in the country's higher education sector,
including ranking first in the region by publishing 78,000 articles in international journals in 2022.When innovative ideas reach the stage
of commercialization and presentation in the market, researchers can establish a knowledge-based company, he said.The issue of setting up
