IFP - The Strategic Plan for Passive Defence of Genetic Resources of Iran was approved in a bid to protect the country�s biological and genetic resources.�



The document of the strategic plan, which was approved in 20 articles on Thursday, is aimed at protecting and preserving the country�s genetic resources, and contributing to promotion of food, health, and economic security of the country against potential threats and biological dangers.

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, the plan was passed during the 23rd session of the Committee of Iran�s Passive Defence, which was chaired by Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Mohammad Baqeri. Brigadier General Gholam-Reza Jalali, the head of Iran�s Passive Defence Organization, and the members of the Committee also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, General Baqeri underlined the necessity of protecting the country�s biological and genetic resources by taking national interests and preservation of the country�s biological assets into consideration. He said this important inter-organisational issue must be protected by the country�s passive defence strategy.