On the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Union of State Universities and Research Centers of the Caspian Sea Countries in Astrakhan, Russia, the president of the Astrakhan State Technical University of Russia, in a meeting with the Chancellor of the University of Guilan, considered the role of sanctions to be decisive in the Islamic Republic of Iran's amazing scientific progress.

Dr. Mohammad Doostar, Chancellor of The University of Guilan and head of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also met with the Chancellor of the Astrakhan State Technical University of Russia, while exchanging opinions on areas of cooperation such as the exchange of professors and students; emphasized on importance of holding courses related to education and knowledge enhancement of Persian and Russian languages ​​is suitable for carrying out joint research projects.

In this meeting, Professor Alexander Nevalenny, head of Astrakhan State Technical University of Russia, as the periodical head of the Union of State Universities and Research Centers of the Caspian Sea Countries, found the speed of scientific progress of Iran's educational and research centers to be very impressive and added that the unfair sanctions of Western countries towards The researchers and research centers of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the foundation for the scientific growth of Iranian researchers and the restrictions created by these countries against the Iranian academic community have made them more self-confident and self-reliant in the face of sanctions.

The head of Astrakhan State Technical University listed the speed of scientific growth of Iranian research centers and the approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran in managing the coercive restrictions of Western countries against this country as an effective model for other countries and called for the exchange of this experience in different fields.