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Iran also stresses the critical importance cooperation and tackling unprecedented global
of technology transfer as a prerequisite for challenges, such as pandemics. It is for this
development and successful transitions toward reason that Iran has actively and constructively
sustainable economies. e Islamic Republic of participated in two major WHO negotiating
Iran places great importance on safeguarding processes: the amendments to the IHR (2005)
national interests through engagement in two and the Pandemic Agreement. As a non-nuclear-
annual UN resolutions on science, technology, weapon State Party to the NPT, Iran remains fully
and innovation for development, and through committed to promoting the complete, veri able,
continuous follow-up on the World Summit on and irreversible implementation of Article VI
the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes via obligations, which unfortunately nuclear-weapon
the Commission on Science and Technology States have so far failed to ful ll.
for Development (CSTD). Key focus areas
include Internet governance, data management, erefore, Iran rmly supports e orts to break
and emerging technologies such as arti cial the longstanding deadlock at the Conference on
intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Disarmament and to launch negotiations aimed
at the total elimination of nuclear weapons, with
As one of the most populous countries in the the goal of achieving a nuclear-weapon-free
Eastern Mediterranean Region, Iran bene ts world; a world free from the grave threat these
from a well-prepared public health system and weapons pose to humanity. Iran, as a developing
robust healthcare services. However, the region country, strongly advocates for the conclusion of
faces numerous serious challenges, including a legally binding protocol covering veri cation
con icts, cross-border movements of migrants of all aspects of the Biological Weapons
and refugees (particularly undocumented Convention (BWC). e BWC is the rst
individuals), and natural disasters. Compounding multilateral treaty banning an entire category
these issues are exogenous factors, particularly of weapons of mass destruction. We believe that
the imposition of unilateral coercive measures in order to fully implement the Convention,
(UCMs), which directly impact the lives of many all barriers to international cooperation and
in the region. access to biological sciences and technologies
for developing countries must be removed.
Despite these challenges, we rmly believe that Today, all aspects of our lives are increasingly
strengthened bilateral and regional cooperation dependent on services provided through
is essential to addressing these persistent issues. outer space, and this dependency continues to
From a broader perspective, Iran views grow rapidly. It is therefore essential that the
multilateralism and its institutions as the most international community take urgent action to
reliable mechanisms for fostering enhanced regulate outer space activities by developing new

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