Khorasan Science and Technology Park

At this meeting, the obstacles facing technology companies for entering the markets of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as solutions for activating past dormant memoranda of understanding, were reviewed. Gholam-Abbas Arbab-Khales, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Representation in the north and east of the country, referring to the state structure of trade in Central Asia, said: Private companies need official agreements between governments to participate in the tenders and projects of these countries. He stated: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can raise these demands in the meetings of joint economic commissions and make available the space of trade centers and permanent exhibitions in Ashgabat and Tashkent to companies, provided that the companies also present their needs and work specifications clearly and in a timely manner.

 Javad Safaei, president of the Khorasan Razavi Science and Technology Park, also referring to the activity of more than 700 technology companies in the province, stated: The technology and knowledge-based companies of this park are active in fields such as the production of oil, gas, and petrochemical equipment, the manufacture of respiratory medical equipment, creative industries and soft technologies, information and communication technology, agriculture, mining industries, and power plant control systems, which currently control 15 percent of the country's electricity. He added: The markets of neighboring countries need these technical and engineering services, and if customs barriers are removed and memoranda are activated with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the export of these products to the region will increase. It is worth noting that on the sidelines of this meeting, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Representation in the north and east of the Country and the accompanying delegation visited the capabilities and achievements of Ahar, Ehya Darman Pishrafteh, and Kavosh Sanat Toos companies.