MoU inked for backing Sacred Defense oral history, docs
6 June 2012
A MoU was signed between the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) and Defensive Science Research Center in order to reinforce and support Sacred Defense's oral history and documents in national and international fields.
IBNA: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was singed on May 23, by the head of Defensive Science Research Center (DSRC) Commander Hadi Moradpiri and Ishagh Salahi, the head of NLAI.
The MoU is based on supporting and participating in collection plans, organization, preserving and using Sacred Defense documents, using the capacities of NLAI in order to identify and collect documents related to Iran-Iraq's war in international levels, cooperation in the gathering process, registration and print of Sacred Defense oral history.
Gholamreza Azizi and Kazem Faramarzi were chosen as the representatives who will indeed pursue the executive processes.
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