Tehran – Minister of Education, Alilezakazemi and his Serb counterpart Slavika Dukik Dejanovic have agreed to expand education cooperation.
Kazemi-led Iranian student delegation is attending the International School Sports Federation (ISF), which will be held from April 4th to 14th in Zlativa, Serbia.
Officials met bystanders at the event. During the meeting, Kazmi said it was extremely important to strengthen collaboration between the two countries in the fields of movement, culture and education, Irib reported.
On her part, Dukic Dejanovic announced that Serbia is ready to expand scientific and educational cooperation with Iran.
On January 6th, Serbian Ambassador to Tehran Damir Kobasevic announced his desire to promote science, research and education cooperation with Iran during a meeting with Kazemi.
“Serbia is ready to deepen its bilateral ties with Iran. The country will grant scholarships to many Iranian students and provide them with sabatic leaves,” the ambassador added.
Meanwhile, “Iran’s Ministry of Education manages two teacher training universities. I think there will be opportunities for cooperation. We welcome new and innovative ideas in this field,” Kobasevic further said.
Officials went on to say that the country’s educational textbooks now feature European celebrities. However, strengthening collaboration will also help include Iranian celebrities in textbooks.
Kazemi said Iran and Serbia already have bilateral ties in political, cultural, educational and economic fields.
Emphasizing the importance of exchanging knowledge and experience, Kazemi proposed expanding the bond between vocational education, special education and educational literacy. Officials called for the development of education infrastructure and the skills of Iranian teachers in Serbia.
Emphasizing the importance of exchanging knowledge and experience, Kazemi proposed expanding the bond between vocational education, special education and educational literacy. Officials called for the development of education infrastructure and the skills of Iranian teachers in Serbia.
Iran and Serbia vow to cooperate more closely
Serbia’s Iranian ambassador, Rashid Hassanpur, recently spoke with the Serbian president on various bilateral, regional and international issues.
As the IRNA reported, the meeting followed a call in which President Alexander Vic celebrated Iran’s newly elected president, Masuud Pezeshkian, on the successful election.
In that conversation, Vucic pointed to the significant growth of Iran-Serbian relations under the late President Ebrahim Raisi, expressing optimism that this positive trajectory would last for Pezeshkian’s presidency.
The Serbian president emphasized the need to strengthen collaboration among various sectors. Second, Hassanpur, who previously headed the friendship group of the Iranian-Serbian parliament, expressed his desire to convey a deep understanding of Serbia and strengthen mutual cooperation to realize the full potential of partnership between the two countries.
Iran and Serbia have long established diplomatic relations and have enjoyed relatively friendly relations despite their different political systems. The two countries collaborate in a variety of areas, including trade, energy, education and culture.
In recent years, relations from both sides have been strengthened as Iranian and Serbian officials hold regular meetings and discuss cooperation in various fields.
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