TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Kazakh Transport and Communication Minister Serik Akhmetov signed a cooperation protocol at the end of the 10th meeting of the Kazakh-Iranian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic, science and technical and cultural cooperation.
Read More »China Blocking US Anti-Iran Efforts
TEHRAN (FNA)- China has hampered US efforts to convene permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany to discuss new sanctions against Iran.
Read More »Iran, Kazakhstan Hold Economic Session
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran-Kazakhstan 10th economic commission opened in the Kazakh capital Astana to consider expansion of economic and trade cooperation.
Read More »Envoy: Iran can Help Meet Pakistan’s Energy Needs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Consul General in Lahore Saeed Kharazi said that Iran can help Pakistan meet its energy needs as his country produced 35,000 megawatts of electricity.
Read More »Russia Terms Iran Sanctions Counterproductive
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday said unilateral sanctions against Iran would be “counterproductive” in efforts to force Tehran to suspend its nuclear fuel work.
Read More »Russia-Georgia talks suspended until November
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks over Georgia’s Moscow-backed breakaway regions were suspended until next month as soon as they started on Wednesday, with both Russia and Georgia blaming each other for the breakdown.
Read More »Turkey’s military rejects criticism over PKK attacks
BALIKESIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s powerful generals rejected on Wednesday any blame for the deaths of 17 soldiers in a raid by Kurdish rebels, as rare public criticism of the army mounted following a series of attacks.
Read More »Azeri exit polls point to victory for Aliyev
BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri exit polls pointed to victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday in a presidential election condemned by the opposition as a charade to extend the Aliyev family dynasty in the oil-producing state.
Read More »Russia, Georgia ordered to protect ethnic groups
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The UN’s highest court ordered Russia and Georgia on Wednesday to ensure the security of all ethnic groups in the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and adjacent areas of Georgia.
Read More »Pakistan’s Zardari looks to China for support
BEIJING (Reuters) – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari reached trade deals with China on Wednesday, raising hopes that Beijing would help his country through difficult economic and diplomatic times.
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