Speaking at a meeting with Malaysian Ambassador to Tehran Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin on Tuesday, Iran's Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare and Head of Iranian Technical and Vocational Training Organization (ITVTO) Mohammad Amin Sazgarnejad voiced satisfaction towards development of Malaysia as an Islamic country; “especially, Malaysia’s ‘Vision 2020’ is truly appreciable.”
Sazgarnejad deemed vocational education as a possible venue for cooperation between the two countries expressing hope that bilateral ties will be strengthened in this regard.
“Numerous Iranian students are studying in Malaysia,” underlined the official emphasizing the need to boost collaboration between the two countries in areas of technical and vocational education.
He invited the Malaysian ambassador to make a visit to ITVTO in order to become closely familiar with the features and capabilities of the organization.
Sazgarnejad pointed out that Iran hold good cooperation with different countries in the field of technical and vocational training, including Western countries, East Asian states, Japan, South Korea and India.