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Tehran, Minsk ready to cooperate in making gas turbines
On the sidelines of the 4th meeting of the energy ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s member states, Iran’s Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian held talks with Viktor Karankevich, the energy minister of Belarus, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Mehrabian pointed to the special emphasis of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi on the expansion of relations with regional countries, especially Belarus, and added that the relations between Tehran and Minks are at a high level, especially in the political field.
Iran attaches great importance to its relation with the Republic of Belarus, he said, adding that high-ranking officials of the two countries are determined to expand their cooperation in all fields.
He went on to say that Belarus is an innovative country in terms of industry and technology and is at a good level in electronics, mining and mineral machinery and different industrial equipment.
Mehrabian said that Iran has also made significant progress in the field of industry since the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
The energy minister of the Republic of Belarus, for his part, pointed to the exchange of experiences between Iran and Belarus in the field of manufacturing and repairing gas turbines and emphasized the need for launching all-out cooperation with Iran for the design and manufacturing of power plants.
Karankevich added that his country is ready to expand cooperation with Iran in all fields, especially in the areas of trade and economy.
Meanwhile, addressing the 4th SCO energy ministers’ meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Mehrabian said that member states can ensure energy security by forging cooperation.
A strategy for energy cooperation among SCO member states until 2030 was approved by the ministers in the meeting.
Iran, like other member states, presented its proposals to strengthen the document, Mehrabian said.
Elaborating on the proposals, Mehrabian said that Tehran stressed the importance of creating a regional electricity market between the member states, promoting energy security, and enhancing the capacity of electric desalination devices.
The technical development and commercialization of energy storage systems and electric vehicles, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, the exchange of technical knowledge and scientific cooperation, and the exchange of technical and engineering services in the field of energy were also among the seven areas which Tehran says could lead to enhanced cooperation between SCO member states and sustainable growth and development in the field of energy, according to the minister.