Iran Voices Readiness to Help Cuba in Nanotechnology

"We can launch a laboratory equipped with nanotechnology in Havana," Sattari said in a meeting with visiting Cuban President's Scientific Adviser Diaz Balart.

The Iranian vice-president elaborated on remarkable achievements gained by Iran in the areas of information technology, information and communications technology, aerospace, nanotechnology and biotechnology.

Sattari said that Iran is not dependent on its oil, adding, "The country has focused on the knowledge-based economy."

The Cuban official, for his part, welcomed Iran's presence in his country to launch a nanotechnology laboratory.

He also referred to the good record of bilateral cooperation between the two anti-imperialist countries.

In late August, Cuban Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Havana called for the broadening of trade and economic relations between the two countries.

During the meeting in the Cuban capital, Malmierca Diaz said that his country's private sector is ready to invest in Iran's economic projects.

"Havana is keen to develop relations with Tehran as a lasting partner and friend," he added.

Zarif and Malmierca Diaz discussed ways of development of cooperation between Tehran and Havana in the fields of energy, banking, health, nanotechnology and biotechnology.

"Cuba is ready to help facilitate development of cooperation between Islamic Republic and the Latin American states," Malmierca Diaz said.