TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Eritrea Reza Ameri said that his country’s relations with Eritrea are based on solid foundation that dates back to the Eritrean people’s armed struggle for independence.

TEHRAN (FNA)-An Iranian visiting delegation led by the special envoy of the Iranian president and Director General in charge of West and North Africa in the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Bayat, met with Sierra Leone’s Vice President Samuel Sam Sumana in Freetown on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived Monday in Turkmenistan for talks on gas exports to the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has assigned five officials to probe the impact of the global financial crisis on the country.

TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC may take additional steps to stem the precipitous decline in oil prices if the market does not react to Friday’s production cut, Iran’s OPEC governor said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran opened an international aviation fair on the Persian Gulf island of Kish on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country wants special ties with Pakistan in oil, gas and power sectors.

TEHRAN (FNA)- UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said here Monday that his agency was still unable to determine whether or not there were undeclared nuclear activities in Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik Monday reiterated her country’s support for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff between Tehran and the West.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the rise in extra-regional influence will in no way resolve the crisis in the Caucasus and can only worsen the situation.