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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he did not attend the two-day conference on Afghanistan in Paris due to the undiplomatic remarks made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy about Iran. Paris did not show the courtesy of a host, Mottaki stated during a joint press conference with Armenian …
Read More »Iran Blasts Rice’s Spiteful Remarks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran slammed the recent comments made by the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, saying they are in line with Washington’s spiteful policies. Rice, at a meeting in New York on Tuesday, said, “All there expressed their concern about Iran’s nuclear policies and its regional ambitions.” She added …
Read More »Business to Bring Malaysian PM to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi prepares to visit Tehran to conduct business negotiations with senior Iranian officials. The prime minister is visiting Iran to discuss cooperation on possible economic ventures between the two countries, Malaysian media outlets quoted Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim as saying on Wednesday.
Read More »Iran, Ecuador Call for Expansion of Economic Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration Miguel Eduardo Egas Pena called for the expansion of economic ties in a meeting here on Monday. Expressing satisfaction over Iran-Ecuador political relations, Ghazanfari said, “The ways to develop current economic relations should …
Read More »Bahraini Speaker Urges Dialogue between Iran, UAE
TEHRAN (FNA)- Speaker of Bahraini parliament Khalifa Bin Ahmad al-Dhahrani said Monday that Manama wants Iran-UAE dialogue to promote mutual ties. Al-Dhahrani told Iran’s Ambassador to Bahrain Hossein Amir Abdollahian, “Dialogue is a good principle in nature; we should respect good relations between Muslim and neighboring states, that have age-old …
Read More »Iran, Syria to Boost Maritime Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- The fourth meeting of the Iran-Syria Maritime Transport Commission will be held in Damascus on December 23, the Iranian economic counselor in Syria, Seyed Mortaza Mortazavi, announced on Sunday. Deputy Road and Transportation Minister Ali Taheri and his Syrian counterpart will co-chair the two-day meeting, Tehran Times quoted …
Read More »Iranian Businesses Close in Support of Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Trade at Iranian bazaars was brought to a halt as merchants protest over recent Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza. On Monday morning, merchants closed their shops in the capital Tehran, and other big cities across the country to express their support for Palestinians in the …
Read More »Iran not to Attend Persian Gulf Security Conference
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the commission’s rapporteur will not take part in the Persian Gulf security conference in Bahrain. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has decided that no Iranian diplomat attend the …
Read More »MPs Asked to Delay Impeachment Motions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani asked MPs to postpone three impeachment motions at hand in a bid to have a better opportunity to study the government’s economic reform plan, the national unity plan and the new year’s budget. The parliament has reportedly received three impeachment motions against the …
Read More »Khorassan Exports over $600mln of Products in 8 Months
TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 549,000 tons of products valued approximately at $632 million were exported via the northeastern Khorassan Razavi province in the eight months to November 20, 2008. The director of Khorassan Razavi Province’s Commerce Organization said that the exports show a 28 percent and a 36 percent growth in …
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