TEHRAN – Senior Iranian and Armenian officials in a meeting in Yerevan have signed a memorandum of understanding to broaden academic relations between the two countries.

The MOU was signed between Iranian Science, Research and Technology Minister Mohammad Farhadi and his Armenian counterpart Levon Mkrtchyan on Friday, Fars reported.

The five-year MOU will facilitate cooperation in fields of science parks and knowledge-based enterprises, implementation of joint projects, holding scientific forums, granting mutual scholarships as well as exchanging academicians.

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