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TEHRAN (FNA)- The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) currently has the construction of 7 refineries across the country in hand. Khuzestan refinery, The Persian Gulf Star refinery, Shahriar refinery, Anahita refinery, Hormoz refinery, Caspian refinery and Pars refinery are the seven planned refineries, MNA reported. When these …
Read More »Martynov Stresses Iran-Belarus Global Partnership
TEHRAN (FNA)- Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov described Iran as an important partner of his country in the region and the world, saying Minsk is ready to increase its all-out relations with Tehran. Martynov made the remarks in a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who was …
Read More »Former VP Calls on Reformists to Name Candidate for Presidential Elections
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s former first vice-president Mohammad Reza Aref said that he believes that reformists should name their candidate soon in the run-up to the next year’s presidential elections. “I believe that the reformists should choose and declare their presidential candidate as soon as possible,” Aref told the Iranian students …
Read More »Iran, Belarus Move to Expand Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Belarus agreed to establish a joint economic commission in a bid to further expand relations. The decision was made during a Thursday meeting in Minsk between Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorskiy and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who arrived in the Belarusian capital the same day …
Read More »Iranian, Egyptian Speakers Call for Rapid Help to Palestinians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly Ahmad Fathi Surur in a phone conversation called for taking more practical steps to speed up helping people in Gaza Strip. Larijani called for Islamic countries specifically Egypt possessing a unique geographical position to take …
Read More »Mottaki Views Bush Policy on Afghanistan Failure
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Friday evening that US President George W. Bush’s policies in Afghanistan have failed and that the time is ripe for changing them. Speaking to reporters upon arrival in Tehran from his two-day official visit to Belarus, he termed his Belarus visit as …
Read More »Gazprom Neft Keen to Invest in Iran’s Oil Sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Gazprom Neft, Russia’s fifth largest crude oil producer company and the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom, has voiced interest in developing oil fields in southern Iran. Displaying an interest to win the Iranians’ consent on its wholesale participation in developing the fields, Boris Zilbermints, Deputy General …
Read More »IAEA Chief Describes Iran’s N. Program as “Legal”
TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reaffirmed that Iran’s nuclear activities are “legal”. “Iranians are working under a legal framework. They have permitted the international (atomic energy) agency to monitor their imported materials,” ElBaradei said in a telephone interview with the London-based Al Hayat …
Read More »Ahmadinejad Felicitates Kenya on National Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to the Kenyan nation and President Mwai Kibaki on the country’s national day. Also in his message, the Iranian president stressed, “Providing benefits of the two nations is undoubtedly fully dependent on the expansion of ties in all areas.”
Read More »Iranian FM Arrives in Belarus
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday. During the two-day visit, Mottaki and senior Belarusian officials are to review avenues to bolster bilateral ties and discuss regional and international developments. The Iranian minister is slated to attend meetings with Belarusian …
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