Iran ready to host Russia’s optic cables eastward
Iran says it is ready to transit optical cables from Russia to China and India in a project which is expected to lead to the creation of an integrated internet service between the four countries.
Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi told a visiting Russian delegation that a similar optic line had already been installed from Germany to Oman through Iran.
He added that the line would help increase the speed of internet services.
Vaezi told the delegation that comprised representatives of Russian companies active in the information and communication technology (ICT) that Iran is ready to increase the level of cooperation between Russian and Iranian ICT companies.
He emphasized that Iran has to the same effect already taken note of a directive by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for Russian enterprises to increase exports of ICT services in 2017.
Vaezi – who heads Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission together with Russia’s Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak – expressed hope that ICT would be top on the agenda of the next session of the Commission.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian minister called on Russia to participate in an agreement between Iran and Azerbaijan regarding electronic commerce.
In response, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications Rashid Ismailov said he welcomed Iran’s proposal for Russia to cooperate with Tehran and Baku over electronic commerce.
Ismailov emphasized that he would discuss the proposal in Moscow and inform Vaezi about the results accordingly.
The Russian official further expressed hope that relations with Iran – specifically over the ICT sector – would expand in the future.
What to expect from Iran, Russia linking of banking systems
Iran’s PMI index up 2.8 to 49.8 in month to late October: ICCIMA
Dollar, SWIFT completely removed from Iran-Russia trade: CBI chief
VIDEO | Germany's arms trade with Israel fuels election tensions
Nikki Haley faces protests over Israeli genocide support on Oxford visit
Iran decries Israeli aggression on Syria as ‘war crime’
Iran slams UN inaction on Israeli crimes against its citizens
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
VIDEO | Yemeni protesters call for military mobilization against Israel
VIDEO | Art festival honors Martyr Tehrani Moqadam’s legacy
Borrell urges sanctions on Israel for war crimes
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
