Kuala Lumpur:An Iranian delegation has engaged in discussions with officials from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) to address the conservation of endangered species and to explore expanded cooperation.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Hamid Zohorabian, deputy chairperson of Iran's Department of Environment and head of the Iranian delegation at COP17, met with Vivek Menon, the chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), to discuss collaborative efforts in the conservation of endangered species.

The meeting, also attended by the heads of the IUCN's regional offices for Central Asia and Eastern Europe, focused on conservation and recovery programs for species such as the Asiatic cheetah, the great bustard, and the Persian onager. The reintroduction of the Persian fallow deer into its natural habitats was another key point of discussion.

Additionally, the two parties explored possibilities for technical, scientific, and funding cooperation in the face of sanctions against Iran.