Iran and Uzbekistan to boost technical cooperation to
counter water scarcity

Officials from Iran and Uzbekistan emphasized the need for
strengthening technical cooperation in the agricultural sector, including in
water and soil projects to deal with the water shortage problem.

In a meeting held between the ambassador of the Republic of
Uzbekistan to Iran and Iran's Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Water and Soil
Affairs Safdar Niyazi Shahraki in Tashkent on Tuesday, the two sides stressed
strengthening and developing bilateral cooperation and also pursuing the
agreements inked at the 15th Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Economic Cooperation
Commission.

During the meeting, Uzbekistan's ambassador to Tehran,
Bahador Abdullayev, announced the readiness of his country to develop
cooperation with Iran in relevant fields and then submitted a comprehensive
report regarding the latest situation of water and soil projects, Tasnim
reported.

He pointed to the valuable and fruitful experience of Iran
in the field of dealing with the water shortage problem in the region and the
world and noted that his country is interested in deepening technical
cooperation with Iran in the field of agriculture.