President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Gambian counterpart, President Yahya Jammeh, here on Saturday called for further expansion of ties between the two states.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said Iran attaches special significance to the development of relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived here Saturday morning after a day-long visit to Qatar.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was seen off by Iran’s first Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi and left Tehran for Ankara on Sunday.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani discussed bilateral relations, latest international developments, and regional issues in Doha on Friday.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially welcomed his Gambian counterpart, Yahya Jammeh, at the Presidential Office on Saturday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian and Turkish presidents in a meeting here on Sunday stressed that the two countries’ trade exchanges should be increased to $10 bln.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Depriving developing countries of the nuclear technology is a defined strategy of the western states, said Iran’s Ambassador to Thailand on Saturday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini stressed that Iran would continue its nuclear activities within the international and Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) rules and regulations.