Tehran, Caracas sign two MoUs on telecommunications
Two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed in Caracas on Friday, on the sidelines of a meeting between Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sattar Hashemi and Venezuelan Electricity Minister Jorge Márquez.
Speaking at the meeting, the Iranian minister said Iranian companies that have voiced their readiness to cooperate with the friendly nation of Venezuela are among the best companies in Iran, according to ict.gov.ir.
Referring to the recent meeting between Iran and Venezuela on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia’s Kazan, he emphasized the Iranian government’s policy, which supports the private sector and the promotion of joint cooperation between Tehran and Caracas.
Speaking for his part, Márquez said relations between Iran and his country are being strengthened every day, given the visions of the presidents of both countries.
The Venezuelan minister went on to say that there is a lot of work that we can do together in the fields of telecommunications and energy.
Hashemi arrived in Caracas on Friday to boost Iran’s tech diplomacy in his Latin America visit.
The minister visited the South American country of Venezuela and Caribbean region to hold high-profile talks with Venezuelan vice-president and head of the Communication Regulatory Authority and also the vice-president for science and technology of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for boosting bilateral cooperation in the relevant field.
Facilitating and expanding cooperation between private companies of the two countries in the field of telecommunications and information technology is one of the important topics between the Iranian ICT minister and his Venezuelan counterpart.
“We believe that by utilizing the capacities of the Ministry of ICT, the Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy as well as other departments of Iran, we can expand our cooperation, especially in the areas of communication and IT, with Venezuela,” Hashemi said upon his arrival at Caracas.
Paving the way for the supply of telecommunications equipment to companies in Venezuela, and the signing of an agreement to establish a fiber optic factory in the Latin American country are other objectives of the visit to Caracas, the minister added.
In addition, Iran’s ICT minister will travel to Cuba to ink an MoU between Tehran and Havana regarding the postal cooperation which can boost the volume of postal exchanges between the two countries to a great extent.
He will also pay a visit to the 40th Havana ICT Exhibition 2024 which will be held with the participation of Iranian companies and more than 50 countries across the world.
Hashemi said in September that Iranian private companies are ready to exchange experiences in Cuba.
He made the remarks at an online meeting with his Cuban counterpart Mayra Arevich Marin.
During the talks, the Iranian minister said that Iran and Cuba are expanding their cooperation in various fields of communications and information technology.
He called for reviewing of previous MoUs signed between the two countries in the realm of communication and information technology.
Arevich Marin, for her part, emphasized the strengthening of relations between the two countries in various fields.