TEHRAN – Iran and South Korea National Paralympic Committees signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday.

On the sidelines of the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) General Assembly and Executive Board elections underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the two NPCs signed the MoU.

Iran and South Korea aim to further strengthen their cooperation in the fields of Paralympic sports.

Head of Iran’s NPC Ghafoor Kargari and Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC) President Jung Jin-owan signed the MoU.

Iran aims to be considered a role model to other countries that are looking to change the perceptions of the public towards people with an impairment by promoting their capabilities.