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Iran to Stretch Maritime Studies to South Pole Iranian Deputy Minister of Science for Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdi Nejad-Nouri announced on Saturday that the country plans to include South Pole in its maritime researches in a five-year plan. Nejad-Nouri pointed to the presence of many countries in the Antarctica for conducting research in the South Pole and using its resources, and said, “Iran’s presence in the pole is necessary for our country’s and the regional states’ national interests; therefore, a fiveyear plan has been devised in order to expand our presence in the South Pole.” He reminded that Iran’s sea borders in Northern and Southern parts of the country stretch for 6,000 km and as a “maritime power” it should be active in Antarctica research. Iran has recently decided to expand its presence in the South Pole with the aim of conducting more research projects. Managing-Director of Iran’s National Institute for Oceanography (INIO) Vahid Chegini had said in August that the country is building an oceangoing research vessel to conduct exploratory missions in the South Pole. He added that the Defense Industries Organization of the Iranian ministry of defense has started construction of the vessel since spring 2011. Chegini stated that body of the vessel is made of steel.
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