MNA � Head of Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) Kazem Khavazi said that Islamic Republic of Iran will play a bigger role in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

With the accurate analysis on programs of the Convention, planning is underway in the country to have a prominent role in this Convention by 2020, he reiterated.

Khavazi made the remarks on Tue. in conference of �Convention on Biological Diversity� and added, �this issue will enable us to take maximum advantage of global capacity to maintain biodiversity in the country.�

He pointed to two-year backwardness of Iran in submitting report on biodiversity and continued, �with the delegation of biodiversity authority to the Ministry of Agriculture, compilation of these reports will begin in very near future.�

However, effective steps have bene taken in order to ameliorate current situation of the country in the Convention on Biological Diversity, he added.