During the meeting in the Omani capital on Monday, a delegation from Iranian vice president's office for science and technology headed by Ali Morteza Birang and senior Omani officials explored avenues for the expansion of mutual cooperation in the technical field, specially in information technology.
The two countries reached agreement to expand bilateral relations in information technology following the visit by an Iranian delegation of knowledge-based companies to Oman.
In a relevant development last week, a trade delegation visited Oman at the official invitation of head of the Research Council of Oman as the country’s highest-ranking technology institute.
Birang said the three-day visit had a special focus on two key issues, including holding of the second session of a joint technology working group with the Research Council of Oman in which the previous agreements were discussed and pursued.
"Following the programs of the joint working group, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Pardis Technology Park of Iran and Innovation Park Muscat to exchange of workspace between the two countries as well as having a representative of the other side located at the park," he added.
Other topics raised with the Omani side included voicing readiness for organizing a specialized workshop in Muscat, the admission of Omani student through scholarships, the establishment of a cognitive science lab and the definition of a joint research project.
The next year’s meeting on exchange of scientific and technological experiences of Islamic countries will be held in Muscat.