Ugandan Deputy Foreign Minister Othman Pinjee hailed Tehran for organizing and hosting the 16th heads-of-state summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, and said Iran's independence sets a role model for all the members of the Movement.
"Iran is a role model of the NAM members because of its independence," Pinjee told FNA on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the NAM conference in Tehran on Wednesday.
He also referred to Iran's progress in different scientific and technological fields, and said, "Uganda wants expansion of relations with Iran and we hope that our good relations will continue after this meeting."
During the last decade Iran has made huge achievements in various fields of science and technology, from nuclear knowledge to stem cell and medicine production irrespective of the western sanctions.
The western sanctions have actually backfired since they have pushed Iran's towards self-sufficiency in many area.
Iran on Tuesday unveiled 8 new types of hi-tech medicines used for treating various kinds of diseases during a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"Haemophilus influenza vaccine which can be applied for preventing children's meningitis, new-formula Factor 8 for hemophilia patients and Herceptin used for treating breast cancer are among the medicines," Iranian Deputy Health Minister for Research and Technology Mostafa Qaneyee had told FNA on Monday.
He said that the FSH hormone for treating infertility, PTH hormone for treating the parathyroid gland and bone disorders, PegGcss drug for hematopoiesis after chemotherapy, Etanercept drug for treating swollen joints and Leuprolide drug for treating prostate cancer and in some cases in treating infertility will also be unveiled on Tuesday.
Also, Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi announced earlier this month that Iran is now able to synthesize 15 kinds of radiomedicines inside the country, stressing that the achievement was made due to the efforts made by the country's nuclear scientists.
"Due to the efforts made by the Iranian scientists and the nuclear scientists martyred (by the enemies), we have 15 radiomedicines in our country which are vital for providing diagnosis and treatment services to the patients, specially cancerous patients," she said in a ceremony in Tehran at the time.
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