DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan and Iran have signed a memorandum on cooperation in carrying out exploration works in Tajikistan, according to Tajikistan’s Main Geology Directorate.
The document was inked by Azim Ibrohim, chairman of the Main Geology Directorate of Tajikistan, and Mohammed Kore’ee, director of the Geological Survey of Iran and Undersecretary of Minister of Industries and Mines of Iran, in Tehran on August 24.
Under this document, Iran will provide 2 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan for carrying out exploration works, the source said.
Established in 1962 through a sp ecial fund project of United Nations, the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) is authorized to carry out geological and mineral investigations throughout the country, to collect results of activities performed in this respect, to establish interrelationship and coordination between such activities and to prepare, complete, and publish geological maps of Iran. In 1999, the exploration duties of the Ministry of Industries and Mines were totally assigned to the GSI.
