TEHRAN - Belarusian and Iranian forensic experts have exchanged experience in conducting forensic examinations during a web-based meeting.

During the videoconference, Belarusian experts and their colleagues from the National Forensic Medicine Organization of Iran discussed the conduct of forensic examinations in cases of medical errors and exchanged the relevant experience and best practices, BelTA reported on Wednesday.

The experts discussed the impact of stress on death and the approach to the examination of occupational diseases and injuries caused by industrial accidents.

Such online meetings have been held since 2020 as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Belarusian and Iranian agencies, the Belarusian committee said.

The public and private sectors of Iran and Belarus have announced their readiness to expand cooperation in the field of medicine and medical equipment.

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said on October 16 that Belarus has asked to import some Iranian pharmaceutical products, IRNA reported.

He added that the two sides were likely to reach an agreement on the joint production of medicine and medical equipment.

Iran and Belarus signed a comprehensive cooperation roadmap and seven memorandums of understanding (MOU) in March as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a visit to Tehran.

The cooperation roadmap and MOUs included various commercial, transportation, agricultural, and cultural fields, IRNA reported.

The roadmap was signed by the presidents of the two countries, while the MOUs were inked by senior officials from the two sides.

Speaking at a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart after signing the document, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said: "Good agreements were made in the field of industry, mining, trade, agriculture, roads, and various fields, and we hope that it will be a step towards the development of the two countries."

Referring to the determination of Iran and Belarus to develop relations in all fields, Raisi said: "Both countries are against unilateralism. We believe that independent countries can have good relations with each other which leads to the neutralization of sanctions."

Lukashenko, for his part, pointed to his last visit to Iran in 2006 and said that no sanctions or pressures have been able to stop the Iranian nation from progressing, and it is a fact that an independent and strong Iran is continuing its path.

Referring to the MOUs between the two countries, Lukashenko noted that if all these MOUs are implemented, the two countries can achieve $100 million in annual trade.

"The volume of trade between the two countries tripled in 2022 compared to 2021," he noted.

The Belarusian president expressed hope that the implementation of the comprehensive cooperation roadmap will help develop the relations between the two countries even more.

MG