North Korea’s Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun said relations with Iran set a top priority for Pyongyang, and stressed that his country would spare no effort to enhance ties with the Islamic Republic.

Iran and Bahrain are utilizing all the existing potentials to further expand mutual cooperation and relations, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.

Iran and Belarus here Wednesday signed a new form of buy-back contract on development of ‘Jofeireh’ oil field in Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan near the Iraqi borders.

Iran’s economic growth last year surpassed 7%, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday.

Iranian deputy commerce minister conferred with Indonesia’s deputy industries minister here in Tehran on Wednesday about ways to expand the two countries’ economic cooperation.

Securing continued friendly ties requires vigilance and we should keep away from the aliens displeased with our friendly relations, Iranian Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi said in a meeting with his Azeri counterpart here on Wednesday.

A prominent Iranian lawmaker said the recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei indicated success of Iran’s diplomacy in attracting IAEA’s positive view.

The ministers and other heads of delegation from member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Tehran, Iran on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity issued a final statement, which among other things, supports establishment of a right center in Iran.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reiterated that London will support a new UN resolution against Iran if Tehran does not curb its nuclear program.

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani described Tehran’s recent agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency as a test and an opportunity for the Group 5+1 to lead the country’s nuclear case towards the path of logic through taking mutually positive steps.