According to IRNA, Zarepour made the remarks in the opening ceremony of the third meeting of the communications ministers of the ECO member countries on Thursday.
Pointing to the situation of the ECO member states, he noted that they achieve significant developments in the field of communications and information technology at the international level and that they can make utmost usage of state-of-the-art technologies to improve welfare.
Iran attaches importance to the Economic Cooperation Organization, he said, noting that the Islamic Republic made efforts in past years to utilize its capabilities to boost cooperation with the ECO member states.
Experts active in communications and information technology have reached appropriate decisions, he said, expressing hope that the ministerial meeting would endorse them to pave the way for more progress in the ECO countries.
The minister also said that today is the birth anniversary of great Iranian scholar Khwarizmi, who lived in the Islamic Golden Age and played an important role in modern mathematics, which is the basis of computer science; therefore, the occasion has been designated as the National Day of Information Technology in Iran.
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