Moj News Agency, Iran
December 20, 2008 Saturday

Iran, Armenia to Expand Agricultural Ties

Iran and Armenia could cooperate in the fields of agricultural
technologies exchange, animal husbandry, veterinary, leather, hide,
wool, live and frozen fish and desalination of the salty soils,
Mohammad Reza Eskandari said. Iran can offer technical helps to
Armenia for saffron cultivation, he said announcing readiness to
export agricultural technologies and nitrogen fertilizer to the
neighboring country. He also asked for formation of joint work groups
on animal husbandry and technical, engineering, farming and
horticulture fields. Referring to Iran`s valuable experiences in water
field he also announced readiness to expand cooperation in irrigation,
water desalination and watershed management. The Islamic Republic of
Iran has achieved modern technology of caviar production by cesarean
way, he said adding that based on the way the sturgeon fish will be
returned to water to continue its life. 2008/12/20