amir shayan, military correspondent of islamabad pakistan broadcasting news agency. in today's public meeting, the parliament agreed with the formation of the defense research and development organization with the abbreviated name of sepand. among the features of this plan is the way to provide manpower, facilities, and benefit from the concessions and discounts of the defense industry. also, in the evening, specialized commissions of the parliament examined the current issues of the country with the presence of some ministers. of these plans in the public meeting it was reviewed on monday that the plan to form sepand or defense research and innovation organization of the ministry of defense and armed forces support was reviewed. with the vote of the parliament, this organization , which is considered one of the initiatives and monuments of our country's scientist shahid mohsen fakhrizadeh , will go through its legal processes for its scientific research programs and new defense technologies, a service with an independent legal personality and a governmental nature a