Head of the Supreme Council of Marine Industries’ Secretariat Saeed Jafari said China has expressed readiness to participate in Iran’s maritime projects, IRNA reported.
Considering the positive negotiations between the two sides during the recent visit of President Ebrahim Raisi to China, the Chinese have expressed readiness to participate in all Iranian marine projects, Jafari said on Monday.
According to the official, during President Raisi’s visit to China, the Iranian party held talks with the representatives of some major Chinese maritime companies and good agreements have been reached.
“Considering that China is one of the world’s largest maritime producers and has large and capable companies in this field, during the recent trip we had negotiations with one of these companies, and good agreements were achieved,” Jafari said.
He noted that the main focus of the discussions between the two sides has been on technology transfer for manufacturing large-scale vessels.
“Currently, we have good companies in this field, but because our companies are still green in the construction of many vessels, it is better to have another experienced company as a consultant with us,” the official added.
Supplying major parts and equipment that cannot be produced domestically, has been also among the major issues the two sides agreed upon in the marine field, according to Jafari.