Officials from Iran and China stressed the need to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of standards.

According to The Iran Project,Head of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) for International and Halal Affairs Ebrahim Ebrahimi in a meeting with the commercial attaché and representatives of the Chinese Embassy to Tehran emphasized strengthening the trade and economic relations between the two countries, especially in the field of standards.

Ebrahimi pointed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked previously between Tehran and Beijing in the field of standards, which expired two years ago, and said that the two sides are interested in concluding a new MoU for facilitating and developing trade ties.

Introducing the status of the ISIRI and the technical activities of the organization in the fields of standardization, evaluation of adaptation, and authentication, Ebrahimi noted that the institute is the official and authorized body for granting the logo of halal in Iran.

He said Iran and China enjoy high potential to deepen the level of their cooperation in the field of Halal industry.

The commercial attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Iran, for his part, expressed his satisfaction with the meeting with the Iranian official and emphasized that standards play a leading role in investment, production, and management of the quality of goods in all aspects of life.

He also said he would transfer the views of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran to his country in line with taking practical measures to accelerate the signing of a memorandum of understanding in the standards sector.