Tehran, Beijing agree to draft housing, urban development roadmap
Tehran and Beijing agreed to draft a roadmap and action plan on housing and urban development during a meeting between Iran’s minister of roads and urban development and China’s housing minister in latter’s capital.
The two sides expressed readiness to exchange knowledge and experience in construction, urban development and building resilience.
Speaking with Ni Hong on the sidelines of the second China-Europe Rail Connectivity Forum, Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd called for establishing new areas of cooperation in housing and construction and said regular bilateral meetings are essential for advancing joint progress, IRNA reported. Sadegh Malvajerd said China is a leading country in transport and housing infrastructure construction and reiterated Iran’s readiness to draw on China’s expertise in construction, urban development and structural reinforcement.
She added that a memorandum of understanding on housing cooperation will be signed during the Iranian president’s upcoming visit to China, describing the talks as the start of drafting a roadmap and cooperation framework for the housing and construction sectors.
She hailed social housing and rental housing as important areas of collaboration and said Iran will provide facilities to interested Chinese companies.
The minister also stressed the importance of technology transfer and experience-sharing in social housing and industrialized construction. Sadegh Malvajerd said another area of cooperation is transferring technology to Iran for prefabricated housing construction. She noted that joint research between the two countries’ housing and urban development institutions, issuing joint certifications, sustainable urban development, construction with a focus on renewable energy and water resources, and improving resilience against natural disasters and fires were also discussed with the Chinese minister.