Mohammad Reza Aref, the First Vice President, emphasized the necessity of strengthening economic capacities within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the meeting of the Prime Ministers of member countries held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He announced that Iran is ready to present its operational proposals in various fields including energy.
Emphasis on Energy Cooperation
Aref referred to the need to move from dialogue towards deepening cooperation in the energy sector and called for the establishment of an energy consortium within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This consortium should address various areas including production, transmission, distribution, infrastructure security, financing, energy exchange, and new technologies. He stated that the effective implementation of the energy cooperation strategy by 2030 aligns with the interests of member countries and should lead to joint projects.
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Iran's Readiness for Scientific and Technological Cooperation
The First Vice President also announced Iran's readiness to provide scientific and technological capacities to the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. He emphasized the importance of forming joint knowledge-based companies, especially in the field of new technologies, increasing productivity, and decarbonizing the oil and gas industries.
Proposal for the South Pars – Tajikistan Energy Corridor
Aref, in a meeting with Emomali Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, announced Iran's readiness to cooperate in exploratory oil and gas activities, petrochemical industries, and the export of oil and gas products. He evaluated Rahmon's proposed plan to create an energy corridor from South Pars to Afghanistan and Tajikistan as very positive and constructive and presented this plan to the President of Iran.
In this meeting, the emphasis was also placed on the export of Iranian oil products to Tajikistan and Iran's assistance in connecting this country to the open waters of the Persian Gulf. Aref stressed that closer cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan is essential for improving economic and energy relations in various fields.
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