Iran is seriously concerned about human rights violations in Europe especially those Muslim prisoners in certain European countries, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said here on Monday in a meeting with his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey.

Cultural and religious affinities have linked Iran and Pakistan as to neighbors. Politically, the two countries also share common views toward many regional and international issues and the two sides have been pushing for settling regional conflicts through dialogue.

Iran’s First Vice-President, Parviz Davoudi and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here on Thursday called for further expansion of bilateral cooperation.

The US announced on Thursday that was not well-prepared to attend trilateral talks on Iraq’s security. Prior to the visit of the Iranian president to Baghdad, the US had voiced readiness to attend triliteral talks on Iraq’s security but after the Iranian delegation voiced readiness to take part in the …

Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said on Thursday that the enemies should understand that they cannot lock the country’s motion towards success and development through mischievous acts such as the recent UNSC’s anti-Iran resolution.

Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has called for the formation of a special committee for total nuclear disarmament.Addressing the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Wednesday, Mottaki said world countries should seek a diplomatic solution to differences in line with the United Nations charter and avoid pursuing dangerous policies …

Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency, delivered a speech about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program before the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on Wednesday.

Sudan is the pivot of Iran-Africa relations, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said in Khartoum on Wednesday during his four-day official visit to Sudan.

Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has criticized discrimination against Muslim minorities in Western countries.

Iran’s agricultural jihad minister on Wednesday highlighted the need for Muslim nations to establish a joint agricultural market.