Iran and Japan are going to expand scientific and technological cooperation, Iranian Deputy Minister of Science Hossein Salar-Amoli said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � He made the remarks during�a meeting with�Middle Eastern Director of�Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tetsutaro Kon and high representative of�JICA to�Iran Kuhi Sato on�Tuesday, the IRNA news agency reported.

Salar-Amoli noted that Iran was interested in�scientific cooperation with�Japanese academic centers. Iran has been reentering the global markets after�in January the European Union, the United Nations, and partially the United States lifted their sanctions against�the Islamic Republic after�the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verified Tehran�s compliance with�a nuclear agreement reached in�July 2015.

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