TEHRAN – The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Committee of Standards, Environment, Sustainable Development, and Water held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the country’s environmental issues, the ICCIMA portal reported.

During the meeting, the members of the mentioned committee stressed that Iran needs to use international capacities to solve the problems of energy, environment and water imbalance and joining the Paris Agreement should not be politicized.

Speaking at the meeting, Reza Padidar, the head of the mentioned committee, said the private sector has seriously pursued participation in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP).

“We have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iranian Energy Commission and the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), and we are trying to raise Iran's position in the mentioned conference.”

In this regard, the ICCIMA uses the experiences of previous years to pursue the Islamic Republic’s environmental demands in cooperation with the Department of Environment in the COP.

“We hope to use all the available capacities for improving Iran's environmental conditions and preventing the increase in the earth's temperature,” Padidar said.

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