A Russian official described Moscow and Tehran as two scientific and cultural superpowers which need to promote bilateral cooperation, Iran Daily reports.
There are many grounds for Russia and Iran to expand bilateral scientific ties, Ramazan Abdulatipov, Special Envoy of the Russian President for Humanitarian and Economic Cooperation with the Caspian States said in a meeting held Saturday in this Iranian capital city, IRNA reported.
Recently, he said, a scientific conference was held with participation of the two countries with an aim of expanding academic and scientific cooperation, Abdulatipov said in the meeting with Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Qolami.
