Mehr News Agency, Iran
Jan 25 2005

Iran, Armenia sign MOU on exchange of technical, vocational training

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Armenia signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) on the exchange of information, technical and
vocational expertise, social supports and handicaps’ rehabilitation,
a news report said here on Tuesday.

`Iranian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Naser Khaleqi and the
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Aghvan Vartanian who is visiting Iran on an official invitation,
signed an 11-para MOU regarding issues such as providing grounds for
the development of small and medium-sized manufacturing plants’,
Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported.

According to the report, the two sides also, agreed on concluding
agreements on the exchange of expertise in the social support system
with the aim of removing obstacles in the way of productive
employment as well as sharing their achievements in the field of
manufacturing rehabilitation equipments used by handicaps.

Also, exchange of information regarding the modern industrial
relations including the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH),
prevention and reduction in the work related accidents, upgrading the
work inspection and management, personal equipments and tools,
unemployment compensations and insurance system as well as the role
played by the workers and employers’ unions are among the most
important items of the agreement between the two countries, the
report further explained.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress