BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16. Iran and
Uzbekistan are interested in strengthening mutual relations in the
field of plant protection in order to simplify agricultural trade,
the head of Iran's Plant Protection Organization, Maryam Jalili-
Moghadam, said during a meeting with her Uzbek counterpart, Ibrohim
Ergashev, in Tehran, Trend reports.
According to her, cooperation between the plant protection
agencies of the two countries can play an effective role in
developing agricultural trade and guaranteeing the health of
agricultural products.
Jalili-Moghadam said that the relevant agencies of the two
countries are making efforts to ensure that agricultural trade is
safe and free from factors that harm plants.
“The Plant Protection Organization of Iran strictly fulfills the
health and quarantine requirements of agricultural products. The
Iranian side is ready to exchange information, scientific and
technical potential with the Uzbek side in the fields of plant
protection and pest control,” she pointed out.
The official added that increasing mutual contacts between
specialists, organizing joint technical meetings, and establishing
coordination mechanisms can help simplify the process of
agricultural trade.
At the meeting, Ergashev also noted that existing opportunities
can be used to increase cooperation between the two countries in
agriculture and plant quarantine. The development of cooperation in
an organized form can create conditions for accelerating trade
exchanges and increasing the level of trust.
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