Foreign Affairs

Iran, Zimbabwe mining, geological cooperation to expand

Tehran, IRNA – Following the 9th Iran and Zimbabwe Joint Economic commission, it was announced that the two countries’ geological cooperation will expand in applied, exploration, mining and personnel training fields.

The Geological Studies and Mining Exploration Organization of Iran reported that the 9th Iran and Zimbabwe Joint Economic commission, which was held on February 1st, had numerous expert level commissions on Sunday, February 5th, in which the document of the bilateral commission was singed by the Iranian labor and social welfare minister and the minister of foreign affairs of Zimbabwe.

In that document in the section about industrial and mining agreements, it is said that the Geological Studies and Mining Explorations Exploration Organization of Iran is ready for implementing applied, exploration, mining and training geological projects in Zimbabwe in collaboration with them.

The Iranian minister of labor and social welfare said at the ceremony to sign that MOU said that the Geological Studies and Mining Explorations Exploration Organization of Iran and the Geological Organization of Zimbabwe reached good mutual understanding in geological and mining exploration fields in this commission.

Ms. Haniyeh Bakhshaie on behalf of the Geological Studies and Mining Explorations Exploration Organization of Iran and Mr. Mazmo, the programming and strategic affairs of Mining Organization of Zimbabwe and Mr. Delio Eve, senior technician of Ministry of Mines Development of Zimbabwe were commissioned to finalize the text of mutual cooperation in geological and mining fields by the end of May, 2003.

Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA