In a meeting between the Iranian and Russian officials, Russia’s Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications discussed cyber cooperation with Iran in various spheres including e-commerce and software development.
During a meeting in Moscow, representatives of Iran and Russia discussed various collaborations in the IT sector. Nikolay Nikiforov, Russia’s Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications stated that the two countries could extend their joint effort in Internet projects, software development, data security, e-commerce and other related areas.
“Our goal is that the companies and academic, research and innovation institutes of both sides cooperate mutually and carry out joint communication initiatives,” said Nikiforov. During the 2-day visit of Vaezi and the Iranian delegation, the two sides discussed the development of their relationships and prepared grounds for the visit of President Rouhani to Moscow. On Tuesday March 28th, Rouhani and Putin met to discuss projects in various areas. It’s been said that the talks will include topics such as energy, infrastructure and technology.
“The growth of Iran’s trade relations with Russia was the biggest last year in comparison with any other country… It seems to me that this trend will continue, and we will reach a considerable trade of $10 billion in the coming two or three years,” said Mehdi Sanaei, Iran’s Ambassador in Russia as Sputnik has reported.
Source: http://techrasa.com/2017/03/29/iran-russia-expand-ties-sector/