Iran, Norway agree to cooperate in aquaculture
Xinhua, October 2, 2016 Adjust font size:
Iran and Norway agreed here on Saturday for cooperation in aquaculture sector, Tasnim news agency reported.
The companies from both sides signed 13 agreements on the sidelines of an aquaculture exhibition, attended by Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati and Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Per Sandberg.
According to the agreements, the Norwegian companies will supply Iran with modern aquafarming equipment and fish breeding cages with a production capacity of 20,000 tons, the report said.
Cooperation with Norway in cage fish farming will have a profound impact on the life and economy of locals living in the country's southern and northern coastal regions, Hojjati was quoted as saying.
Head of Iran's Fisheries Organization, Hassan Salehi, said in September that Norway, France and China have started investment in Iran's fishery industry. Endit