INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the sanctions as a reason for Iran's progress and self-sufficiency in the field of health, suggesting that a joint annual conference be
held between the academicians of the two countries, IRNA reported.He made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on January 21 with Nicaraguan
Health Minister Martha Reyes Alvarez.Einollahi thanked Nicaragua for being the first country in the world to take the lead in using the
Iran-made coronavirus vaccine.He welcomed the idea of exchanging professors and students and cooperating in the field of medicine and
medical equipment between the two countries, calling for drawing up documents in these fields.He added that he will soon visit Cuba and try
to visit Nicaragua as well to get to know the health system of this country.The Nicaraguan official, for her part, referred to Nicaragua's
effort to develop a family-oriented health system with comprehensive and free coverage, saying that she was interested in seeing Iran's
achievements in the field of health.Reyes welcomed Iran's offer of providing medical education services and expressed hope that her
country would be able to benefit from Iran's expertise in the field of health, especially the internship of Nicaraguan students in
Iran.Bilateral tiesIn December 2022, a comprehensive plan to enhance bilateral cooperation was agreed upon by the foreign ministries of Iran
and Nicaragua.The agreement was signed in Tehran by Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres and his Iranian counterpart Hossein
Amir Abdollahian.Amir Abdollahian said Tehran is prepared to deepen the bilateral relationships in a variety of economic and commercial
relations.The senior Iranian diplomat described the agreement as a "new and strategic" initiative to improve ties between the two
nations.Nicaragua's foreign minister praised both his nation's cordial relations with Iran and their bilateral collaboration in
international fora.On January 20, the Rector of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua UNAN-Managua, Ramona Rodriguez, called for
said.Rodriguez made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Thursday with the Iranian science minister, Mohammad-Ali Zolfigol, IRNA
reported.During the meeting, Rodriguez welcomed Zolfigol's proposal about starting a system of needs and ideas and Iran's readiness to
share experiences with Nicaragua.She went on to say that in Nicaragua, there is a national innovation center that operates under the
and vocational universities for training specialized forces to be very important and asked Iran to share its experiences in this field with
Nicaragua.Within the framework of the joint committee for scientific and technological cooperation, the transfer of these experiences should
be pursued, she stressed.The Iranian minister, for his part, said that after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, notable achievements
have been made in the country's higher education sector, including ranking first in the region by publishing 78,000 articles in
international journals in 2022.When innovative ideas reach the stage of commercialization and presentation in the market, researchers can
establish a knowledge-based company, he said.The issue of setting up centers for teaching the Persian language in Nicaraguan universities
