TEHRAN A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Environment Protection Organization and Basij for environmental cooperation. The MOU was signed between Commander of the Basij forces Seyed Mohammad Hejazi and the Environment Protection Organization Chief Ms. Masoumeh Ebtekar. Before signing the MOU, Ms. Ebtekar said if people are made aware of how to use the Mother Nature, the environment will suffer less damage.

Ebtekar expressed hope that the city councils will have a determining role in local policies and that the councils can follow up the issues bearing upon environment. Hejazi said in the past few years, Basij forces had cooperated with the government in efforts to eradicate folio, price control, and many other social activities. He added that the Basij forces can also participate in programs to protect the environment and at the same time retaining their defensive military preparedness.