Iran, Russia to expand cooperation in fishery sector
In a meeting with Ilya Shestakov, the head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Fishery, the head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization (IFO), Hossein Hosseini, emphasized the expansion of fisheries cooperation.
The Russian official was invited to attend the International Exhibition of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Fishing, Seafood and Related Industries (IFEX) 2023, to be held in Tehran in the coming months, IRNA reported.
In case Russia’s Federal Agency for Fishery and Russian merchants and companies attend the Tehran exhibition, agreements signed in the fields of logistics, aquatic health and money transfer will be implemented, said Hosseini, who is a deputy minister of agriculture.
Hosseini also met the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Economy of the Republic of Guinea during his trip, in which the Guinean counterpart called for the expansion of fisheries cooperation and the use of Iran’s aquaculture potential.